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116 Cards in this Set
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insipid
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boring
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trite
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overused, boring
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hackneyed
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boring
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mundane
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boring, dull
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prosaic
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dull, boring
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vapid
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boring
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banal
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boring
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pedestrian
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boring
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benevolent
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generous
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altruistic
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generous
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munificent
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generous
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magnanimous
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generous
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philanthropic
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generous
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openhanded
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generous
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transient
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temporary
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temporal
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temporary
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ephemeral
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temporary
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evanescent
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temporary
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fleeting
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temporary
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lionize
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to honor or respect
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malice
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hatred
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hostility
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hatred
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acrimony
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hatred
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enmity
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hatred
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rancor
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hatred
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Zoe always climbs all peaks.
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zenith, apex, climax, acme, pinnacle
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zenith
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highest point
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apex
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highest point
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climax
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highest point
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acme
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highest point
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pinnacle
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highest point
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An excited zebra feels enthusiastic.
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ardor, ebullience, zeal, fervor, enthusiasm
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ardor
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excitement
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ebulllience
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excitement
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zeal
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excitement
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fervor
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excitement
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enthusiasm
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excitement
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Ally, April and Abbey make alleve pills.
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allay, appease, assuage, abate, mollify, alleviate, pacify
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allay
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to relieve
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appease
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to relieve
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assuage
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to relieve
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abate
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to relieve
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mollify
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to relieve
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alleviate
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to relieve
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pacify
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to relieve
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alleviate
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to relieve
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pacify
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to relieve
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Mary’s sad because Mike lost.
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melancholy, sullen, bleak, morose, lugubrious
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melancholy
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gloomy
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sullen
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gloomy
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bleak
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gloomy
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morose
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gloomy
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lugubrious
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gloomy
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venerate
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to honor or respect
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propensity
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tendency, or liking toward
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proclivity
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tendency, liking toward
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inclination
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tendency, liking toward
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predilection
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tendency, liking toward
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penchant
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tendency, liking toward
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extol
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to honor, to respect
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tirade
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angry speech
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diatribe
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angry speech
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philippic
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angry speech
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harangue
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angry speech
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invective
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angry speech
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revere
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to honor, to respect
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adroit
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skillful
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adept
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skillful
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deft
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skillful
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dexterous
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skillful
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nimble
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dexterous
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salvo
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angry speech
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terse
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brief
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pithy
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brief
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succinct
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brief
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compendious
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brief
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concise
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brief
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esteem
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to honor, to respect
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cupidity
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greed
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avarice
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greed
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miserliness
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greed
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rapacity
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greed
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covetousness
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greed
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spuriousness
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deception
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duplicity
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deception
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fabrication
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deception
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speciuosness
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deception
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sophistry
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deception
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denounce
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criticize or dissaprove
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chide
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criticize or dissaprove
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disparage
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criticize or dissaprove
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censure
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criticize or dissaprove
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chastise
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criticize or dissaprove
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adulation
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flattery
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sycophancy
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flattery
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obsequiousness
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flattery
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servility
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flattery
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rapturous
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joyful
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jublilant
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joyful
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elated
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joyful
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euphoric
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joyful
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enraptured
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joyful
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paucity
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shortage
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sparseness
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shortage
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scantiness
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shortage
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meagerness
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shortage
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scarcity
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shortage
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dearth
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shortage
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surreptitious
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secretive
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guile
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secretive
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cunning
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secretive
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wily
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secretive
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artifice
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secretive
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furtive
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secretive
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stealthy
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secretive
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