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20 Cards in this Set
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affinity
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attraction, kinship
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despot
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a ruler with absolute power, a tyrant
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effigy
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image, likeness
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hybrid
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a cross between two varieties
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illusion
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something not what it appears to be
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opulence
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wealth, abundance
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precision
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exactness, accuraccy
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proximity
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nearness
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reminiscence
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a calling to mind, recollection
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reprisal
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act of retallaion. esp. in war
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adroit
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skillful, clever
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facile
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easily done, moving easily or quickly
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feline
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catlike, sly, stealthy
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mediocore
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average, commonplace
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prodigious
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enormous, marvelous, superhuman
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prosaic
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dull, monotonous, uninteresting
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punitive
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intended to punish, bringing punishment
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spontaneous
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arising naturally from within, bubbling up
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subtle
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delicate, artful, requiring acuteness
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transient
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fleeting, short-lived
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