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25 Cards in this Set
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Abhor
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hate
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Accolade
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tribute, honor
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Ascetic
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severe, austere
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Bequeath
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give, leave, will
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Charlatan
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imposter
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Conflagration
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fire, blaze, forrest fire
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Dearth
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lack, shortage, scarcity
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Diffidence
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shyness
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Effervescent
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Bubbly
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Ethereal
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unearthly, eerie
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Expunge
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wipe out, erase
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Guile
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slyness, duplicity
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Implausible
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unbelievable, fanstastic
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Incongruity
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Strangeness, unease, absurdity
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Insularity
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narrow-mindedness
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Morose
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gloomy, miserable, glum
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Placate
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pacify, calm down, mollify, appease
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Poignant
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moving, emotional, sad
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Provincial
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unsophisticated
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Reiterate
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repeat, go over, restate
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Spontaneous
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implusive, unplanned
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Synthesis
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mixture, combination
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Toxic
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poisonous
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Vigilant
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watchful, alert
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Voluble
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fluent, talkative, garrulous
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