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100 Cards in this Set
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litigious
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law
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artless
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honest
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taciturn
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uncommunicative
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refute
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contradict
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perjure
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tell a lie under oath
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allege
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assert without proof
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gauche
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socially awkward
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officious
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too helpful
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chronic
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constant
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propitious
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favorable
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ingenuous
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straightforward
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querulous
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complain
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auspicious
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favorable
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perennial
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persistent
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avow
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declare
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reticent
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reserved
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impugn
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attack verbally
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rebut
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to refute by evidence or argument
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inept
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awkward
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solicitous
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concerned
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address
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communicate directly
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rigorous
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harsh
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consecrate
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to declare sacred
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abstain
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to refrain deliberately from something
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insubordinate
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disobedient to authority
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labyrinthine
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maze
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acrid
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bitter
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analogous
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comparable
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decadent
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decay
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connoisseur
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a person with refined taste
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infer
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to conclude
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punctilious
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careful in observing rules of behavior
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revere
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to respet
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relegate
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to assign to a class
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willful
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intentional
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profane
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impure
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amoral
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unethical
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perfunctory
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indifferent
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degenerate
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deteriorate
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virtuoso
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someone with mastery skill
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construe
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to explain
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integral
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central
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venerate
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adore
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forbear
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hold back
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didactic
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excessively instructive
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secular
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not specifically pertaining to religion
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sardonic
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cynical
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cursory
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hastily done
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profligate
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corrupt
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malleable
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capable of being changed
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extrapolate
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to estimate
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painstaking
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diligent care
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delineate
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portray
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forgo
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to go without
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intransigent
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uncompromising
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atheistic
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denies the existence of God
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virulent
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hateful
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desultory
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at random
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maganimous
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generous
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aesthete
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pertaining to beauty or art
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sporadic
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irregular
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beget
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to produce
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malaise
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feeling of lack of health
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coerce
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to compel by fore
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peccadillo
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offense
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charismatic
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magnetic charm
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countenance
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facial expression
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usurp
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to seize by force
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espouse
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to support
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arbitrate
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determine
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incessant
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continuous
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spawn
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to generate
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subversion
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overthrow
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compel
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to urge forcefully
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enormity
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gigantic
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insipid
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bland
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condone
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to forgive
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appropriate
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to take possession
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extricate
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to free from
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mediate
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to bring accord
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irreproachable
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blameless
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aloof
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apathy
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domestic
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originating within a country
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vitriolic
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burning
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histrionic
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theatrical
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artful
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sly
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squalid
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filthy
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luminous
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bright
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nebulous
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vague
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garrulous
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very talkative
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demagogue
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leader who uses appeals to emotion or prejudice
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dilettante
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amateur
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egotist
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one who is conceited
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malefactor
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evildoer
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patriarch
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father
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pertinent
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applicable
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miniscule
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very small
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exhaustive
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thorough
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futile
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ineffective
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misanthropic
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person who hates human beings
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