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100 Cards in this Set
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bellicose
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war-like; aggressive
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consummate
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complete; total; supremely good
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elusive
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hard to pin down
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gregarious
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extroverted; sociable; outgoing
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jaundiced
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cynical; pessimistic
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nettle
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annoy
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phenomenon
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an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
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recuperate
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get better after illness
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superlative
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extremely good; the best
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whet
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sharpen
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belligerent
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aggressive; ready to fight
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contemporary
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living or happening at the same time
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emaciated
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very thin; withered
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gritty
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coarse; granular
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jaut
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short pleasure trip
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niggardly
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miserly; stringy
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philantropy
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charity; love of mankind
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red tape
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formalities; paperwork; official procedure
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surly
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grump; rude
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whimsical
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capricious; changeable
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bemoan
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complain about
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contrite
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sorry
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emancipate
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set free
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gruffaw
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sudden loud laughter
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jeopardize
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put at risk; endanger
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normatic
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wandering from place to place
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philistine
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uncultured person
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redolent
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smelling of; giving off odors
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surreptitious
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secret; sneaky; stealthhy
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willflul
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stubborn
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benevolent
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kindly
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contrition
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sorrow and repentance
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embezzle
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defraud; steal
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guile
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cunning; craftiness
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jingoistic
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extremely patriotic; nationalistic
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nonchalance
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an appearance of indifference; calm and composed
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phlegmatic
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calm; impertubable
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redress
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put right something that was wrong
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surreptitiously
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secretly; furtively; stealthily
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wily
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cunning
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benign
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kindly; harmless
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contumacious
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stubborn
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embroil
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involve in hostility or argument
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guileless
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frank; straightforward; honest
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jocular
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in a joking manner
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nondescript
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having no special features; dull and oridnary
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pillage
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plunder
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redundant
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unnecessary; superfluous
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susceptible
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vulnerable
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wispy
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flimsy; frail; delicate
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benignite
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compassion; gentleness; fondness
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contusion
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a bruise
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emerge
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come out; appear
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gullibility
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unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled
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jollity
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gaiety; happiness
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nonentity
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a person of no importance; not famous
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pinnical
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topmost point
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referendum
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public vote
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suspect
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doubtful
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wistful
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melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for
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bequeath
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leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
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conundrum
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a puzzle
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emulate
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to imitate something admired
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gullible |
easily fooled
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jubilant
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ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
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nostalgia
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longing for the past
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pious
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very religious
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refute
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disprove
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sybarite
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lover of luxury
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zany
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crazy; wacky
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berate
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scold; criticize
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conventional
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usual; customary; common
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endorse
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give support or approval to
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gustatory
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concerned with the sense of taste
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judicious
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correct in the judgment; wise
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notoriety
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infamy; known for wrong doing
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pivotal
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of central importance
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regale
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entertain
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sycophant
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bootlicker; flatter
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zeal
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enthusiasm
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beret
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type of cap
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corpulent
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fat
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endurance
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staying power; patience; stamina
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hackneyed
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common and over-used
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jurisprudence
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science or study of law
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novel
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new; unusual
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placate
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pacify; soothe; calm
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relegate
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dismiss to a lower position
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taciturn
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quiet; saying little
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zealot
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fanatic
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bestial
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behaving like a beast; brutal
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corrugated
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highly folded
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enduring
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lasting
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hallowed
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worshipped; consecrated
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juxtapose
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placed next to
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novice
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a beginner; tyro
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placebo
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harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine
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remorse
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regret; sorrow; contrition
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tactile
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concerned with the sense of touch
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zenith
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summit
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