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60 Cards in this Set
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abashed
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embarrassed
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abrupt
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sudden
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animosity
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hatred
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appease
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make peace with, satisfy
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archetype
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an original pattern or model
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atrophy
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waste away from lack of use
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auspicious
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favorable
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aversion
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dislike
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capitulate
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give in, surrender
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censor
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edit
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clemency
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leniency
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deference
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show of respect
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denounce
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publicly speak out against, condemn, severely criticize
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dishearten
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discourage
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dissent
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disagreement
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diverse
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varied
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docile
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easily led, tractable
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eloquent
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fluent and graceful in speech
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embellish
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glorify, add to
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espouse
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support
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exhaustive
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thorough,complete, comprehensive
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expunge
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get rid of, remove
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fanatic
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one extremely devoted to a cause or idea
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fastidious
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hard to please, meticulous
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fatuous
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silly
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forthright
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straightforward
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frugality
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cheap
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furtive
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secretive, stealthy, sneaky
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gullible
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overly trusting, willing to believe anything
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impartial
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unbiased, neutral
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incoherent
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jumbled, impossible to understand
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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innumerable
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too many to number or count
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irascible
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irritable
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laud
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to praise
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marred
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damaged
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myriad
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great number of
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obsolete
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no longer in use, old-fashioned
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prosaic
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uninspired, pedestrian
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provocative
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exciting, attracting attention
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incoherent
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jumbled, impossible to understand
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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innumerable
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too many to number or count
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irascible
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irritable
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laud
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to praise
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marred
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damaged
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myriad
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great number of
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obsolete
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no longer in use, old-fashioned
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prosaic
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uninspired, pedestrian
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provocative
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exciting, attracting attention
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prudent
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careful, cautious
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refute
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disprove
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resignation
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acceptance of a situation
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stanza
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a section of a poem, verse
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stolid
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showing little emotion, passive
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sublime
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grand
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superficial
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on the surface
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tentative
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not final, uncertain
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trivial
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unimportant
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voluntary
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willing
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