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38 Cards in this Set
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ominous
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threatening
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opthalmologist
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eye doctor
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supersede
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take the place of
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vacillate
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swing back and forth in indecision
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intrepid
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fearless
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diaphanous
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sheer and gauzy
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unequivocal
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clear and forthright
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tyro
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beginner
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cavalier
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haughty and high-handed
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anamolous
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unusual
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perspicacity
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mental keenness
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martinet
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strict disciplinarian
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phlegmatic
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emotionally unresponsive
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egregious
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outstandingly bad
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stoical
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complaining in face of pain, misfortune, or emotional difficulties
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interurban
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between cities
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adulate
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flatter fulsomely
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banal
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trite, hackneyed
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militant
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person aggresively fighting for a cause
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bona fide
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sincere, valid, in good faith
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garrulous
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babbling ceaselessly about trivia
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magnanimous
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unselfish, not revengeful
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Joie De Vivre
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"jot of life"
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Devitalize
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to rob of life or vigor
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Punctilious
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scrupulously careful in the observance of proper procedure
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perpicuous
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clear, understandable
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circumspect
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wary, cautious, watchful
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retrospect
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a backward look
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unanimous
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all of one mind
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Proscribe
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same as prohibit
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Convivial
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friendly
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ingenuous
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same naive
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animosity
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same as hostility
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lecher
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lewd and lustful
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sycophant
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caters to the rich
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dilettante
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dabbler
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incediary
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sets fires for revenge
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pyromaniac
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compulsively sets fires
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