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70 Cards in this Set
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clothing, that serves as a dress or decoration
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apparel
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to attack by surrounding with military forces
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besiege
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to press together
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compress
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to condemn openly
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denounce
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to send off or out for a purpose
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dispatch
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to plunge into a liquid
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douse
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plainly, in so many words
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expressly
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suffering severely from hunger
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famished
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to give up, renounce; to leave
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forsake
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profitable; bringing in money
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gainful
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very large or great
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immense
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totally without skill or appropriateness
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inept
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showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness
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ingenious
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done in an instant
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instantaneous
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to annoy, trouble, make weary
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irk
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a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of a person
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libel
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a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
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misgiving
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a stupid person
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oaf
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to go or move backward
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recede
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a meal, food
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repast
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very large or great
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immense
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totally without skill or appropriateness
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inept
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showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, or resourcefulness
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ingenious
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done in an instant
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instantaneous
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to annoy, trouble, make weary
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irk
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a written statement that unfairly or falsely harms the reputation of a person
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libel
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a feeling of fear, doubt, or uncertainty
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misgiving
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a stupid person
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oaf
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to go or move backward
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recede
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a meal, food
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repast
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unfavorable, negative, working against
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adverse
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extremely dry, dull, uninteresting
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arid
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a person who attacks violently
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assailant
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a large wave
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billow
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to meet face to face, especially as a challenge
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confront
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to force, compel, hold back
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constrain
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belonging to the same period of time as oneself
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contemporary
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to portray, to show in the form of a picture
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depict
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fair-minded, free from selfish motives
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disinterested
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to encircle, go or reach around; to enclose
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encompass
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without any good reason or cause
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groundless
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a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is
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hypocrite
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impossible to understand
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incomprehensible
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to handle or use skillfully; to manage or control for personal gain
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manipulate
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the greatest possible amount or degree
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maximum
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a person who does imitations
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mimic
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to wrinkle, make uneven, to annoy, upset
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ruffle
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peaceful. calm
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serene
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embarrassed
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sheepish
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the strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain
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stamina
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a rapid, large scale outpouring of something
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barrage
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an intolerant, prejudiced or biased person
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bigot
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to indicate, point out; to appoint
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designate
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difference, variety
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diversity
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someone or something that is extremely puzzling
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enigma
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to look at or think about with great intensity and satisfaction
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gloat
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of, relating to, or involving the entire world
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global
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a false idea, something that one seems to see or to be aware of that really does not exist
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illusion
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to make very angry
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infuriate
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to provide with reason for doing; to push on to some goal
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motivate
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one who is against war or violence
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pacifist
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a line of people waiting for something
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queue
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to keep within set limits, to confine
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restrict
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wise person
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sage
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to satisfy, relieve
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slake
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the landscape, especially considered with regard to its physical features
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terrain
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any trade, profession, or occupation
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vocation
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a solemn or sacred promise
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vow
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to lie in wait for and attack
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waylay
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to dry up, wilt, sag
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wither
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