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27 Cards in this Set
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Emaciated
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Painfully thin;weak(anorexia;sailor)
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Oscillate
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To swing back and forth(hypnotize,fan)
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Pugilist
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A fighter or a boxer
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Debonair
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Suave, Charming
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Pariah
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Outcast
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Dexterous
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Skillful
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Whet
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Sharpen or stimulate
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Cogitate
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Ponder
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Languid
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Drooping or sluggish
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Pilfer
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To steal insignificant items
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Ludicrous
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Laughable because of obvious obscurity
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Virtuoso
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Person with an unusual skill in any field primarily in the art
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Intrepid
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Fearless or bold
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Indolent
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Lazy
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Valor
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Courage or bravery
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Altercation
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A noisy dispute
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Plummet
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To fall or plunge straight
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Lineage
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Descent in a direct line from an ancestor
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Apex
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Highest point or a summet
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Taciturn
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Disinclined to talk;silent
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Fiasco
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Failure
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Symposium
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A meeting
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Spectrum
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Wide range or sequence
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Progency
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Offspring or Descendents
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Itenerary
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The route of a journey
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Ostracize
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To exclude from a group;to vanish
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Formidable
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Frightful,dreadful,awe inspiring
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