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72 Cards in this Set
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abundant
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present in great quantity
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ally
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a friendly nation
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anachronism
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an artifact that belongs to another time
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antisocial
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shunning contact with others
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abundant
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present in great quantity
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ally
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a friendly nation
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anachronism
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an artifact that belongs to another time
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antisocial
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shunning contact with others
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arrogance
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overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
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atoll
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an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
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audible
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heard or perceptible by the ear
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belligerent
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characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
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bluster
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blow hard; be gusty, as of wind
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boycott
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a group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies
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buffet
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strike against forcefully
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cacophony
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loud confusing disagreeable sounds
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castigate
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inflict severe punishment on
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chronic
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being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
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chronicle
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a record or narrative description of past events
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chronology
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an arrangement of events in time
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commotion
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a disorderly outburst or tumult
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congenial
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suitable to your needs
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conjecture
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reasoning that involves the formation of conclusions from incomplete evidence
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consolidate
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bring together into a single whole or system
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crescendo
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(music) a gradual increase in loudness
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derrick
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a simple crane having lifting gear slung from a boom, usually in oil drilling
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desolate
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cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
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dissolute
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unrestrained by convention or morality
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diversion
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a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
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dwindle
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become smaller or lose substance
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fanciful
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indulging in or influenced by fancy, dreamlike
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foreshadow
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indicate by signs
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foresight
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providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future
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fortnight
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a period of fourteen consecutive days
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frolic
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play boisterously
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frugal
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avoiding waste
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glum
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moody and melancholic
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gratitude
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a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
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gregarious
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instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others
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gust
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a strong current of air
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haggard
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showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
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haughty
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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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hew
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make or shape as with an axe
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hospitality
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kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
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hostel
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a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
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hostile
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very unfavorable to life or growth
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hue
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the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
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humid
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containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
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immaculate
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completely neat and clean
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impartial
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free from undue bias or preconceived opinions
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improvident
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not given careful consideration
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incense
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make furious
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incinerate
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become reduced to ashes
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insight
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the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
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inject
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to insert between other elements
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insinuate
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introduce or insert (oneself) in a subtle manner
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inversion
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the reversal of the normal order of words
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irreversible
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incapable of being reversed
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labyrinth
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complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
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laconic
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brief and to the point; effectively cut short
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lenient
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not strict
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majestic
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having or displaying great dignity or nobility
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malapropism
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the unintentional misuse of a word by confusion with one that sounds similar
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malice
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feeling a need to see others suffer
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mandatory
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required by rule
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maverick
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someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action
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mercurial
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liable to sudden unpredictable change
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mesmerize
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attract strongly, as if with a magnet
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microcosm
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a miniature model of something
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monsoon
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a seasonal wind in southern Asia; blows from the southwest (bringing rain) in summer and from the northeast in winter
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monumental
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of outstanding significance
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noxious
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injurious to physical or mental health
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