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80 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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ascetic; restrained; self-denying
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acquisitive
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greedy; grasping; avaricious
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alleviate
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mitigate; reduce; diminish
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amorphous
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formless; shapeless; indeterminute
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annotated
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elucidated; footnoted; commentated
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antiquated
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obsolete; out-of-date; archaic
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arboreal
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pertaining to trees; lush;greenery
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bombastic
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pretentious; coarse; outrageous
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braggadocio
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boasting; bragging; jingoism
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cadaverous
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haggard; ghastly; skeletal
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capacious
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large; spacious; commodious
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covetous
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avaricious; greedy; miserly
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culpable
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guilty; indicted; responsible
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deleterious
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injurious; harmful; hurtful
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demean
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degrade; debase; vitiate
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disconcerting
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disquieting; confusing; unsettleing
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disconsolate
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inconsolable; heartbroken; forlorn
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disorient
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confuse; befuddle; disrupt
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dispassionate
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calm; placid; impartial
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dogged
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determined; earnest; stubborn
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efficacious
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effective; potent; productive
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effrontery
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audacity; impudence; brashness
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enamored
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captivated; enthralled; enraptured
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estrange
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alienate; withdraw; hold off
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ethereal
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heavenly; spiritual; celestial
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ethnology
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study of cultures; cultural studies
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exculpate
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exonerate; clear; hold blameless
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extraneous
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extrinsic; unessential; trivial
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factious
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dissentious; disagreement; disruptive
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fatuous
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foolish; insane; silly
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fortuitious
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accidentally luchky; fortunate; random
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grandiloquent
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bombastic; pompous; ostentatious
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heterogeneous
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disparate; motley; different
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histrionic
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theatrical; acting; affected
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impassive
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apathetic; emotionless; calm
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impious
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irreverent; rebellious; impudent
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infamous
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disreputable; ignominious; notorious
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ingenious
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skillful; inventive creative
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ingenuous
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artless; naive; candid
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inherent
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inborn; native; natural
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insightful
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intelligent; keen; profound
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intangible
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impalpable; vague; indefinite
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judicious
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discreet; prudent; careful
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largess
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generous; bounty-ful
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laudable
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commendable; praiseworthy; impressive
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machinations
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conspiring; scheming; planning
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malcontent
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discontent; dissatisfied; disgruntled
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malodorous
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fetid; odorous; stenchful
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melodramatic
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sentimental; maudling; theatrical
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meritorious
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praiseworthy; laudable; commendable
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misapprehension
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misunderstanding; misconstruction; misconception
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miscreant
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depraved; villain; criminal
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misnomer
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wrong name; malapropism; misname
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objectivity
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dispassion; disintrest; detachment
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omiscient
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all-knowing; sgacious; wise
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pallid
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wan; plae; anemic
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permutation
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alteration; transposition; transformation
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perspicuous
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lucid; clear; distinct
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perturbation
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disturbance; disquiet; unease
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plenitude
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abundance; profusion; bounty
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prestigious
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distinguished; eminent; famous
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pretentious
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ostentatious; pompous; inflated
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provincial
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unsophisticated; regional; narrowness
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punctilious
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precise; reliable; correct
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querulous
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petulant; irascible; complaining
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quiescence
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quiet; stillness; inactive
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renowned
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famous; celebrated; well-known
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serpentine
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sinuous; winding; twisting
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servile
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slavish; obsequious; subservant
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spendthrift
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prodigal; profligate; squanderer
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stratagem
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scheme; plot; ruse
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tart
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acrid; caustic; sharp
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terrestrial
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earthy; terrene; mundane
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veracity
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truth; honesty; sincerity
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verbose
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loquacious; turgid; prolix
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vilify
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defame; libel; shame
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virulent
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noxious; malicious; harmful
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vociferous
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clamorous; uproarious; noisy
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wanton
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malicious; prodigal; unruly
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wistful
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yearning; pensive; melancholy
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