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20 Cards in this Set
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abase
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debase, degrade, depress
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amplify
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broaden, expand, enlarge
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au contraire
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to the contrary
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celerity
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quickness, rapidity, speed
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conjecture
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supposition, theory, inference
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debonair
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complaisant, genial, courteous
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disconsolate
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sorrowful, hopeless, sad
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enamor
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charm, captivate, fascinate
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expurgate
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purge, cleanse, censor
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impasse
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standstill, deadlock, stalemate
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ineffable
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indescribable, inexpressible
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intractable
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unmanagable, unruly, unyielding
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malodorous
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reeking, fetid,noxious
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nom de plum
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pseudonym
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perfunctory
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apathetic, mechanical, superficial
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potentate
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sovereign, ruler, monarch
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proliferate
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escalate, multiply, expand
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reiterate
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repeat, restate, belabor
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satiate
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sate, glut, gorge
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supersede
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displace, supplant, oust
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