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50 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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lessen
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Baleful
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deadly; evil
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Cabal
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intrique; a group plotting secretly
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Dearth
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scarcity
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Ebullition
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bubbling over; outburst of spirit
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Facetious
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humorous
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Gainsay
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deny
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Hackneyed
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worn out by use; commonplace
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Idiosyncrasy
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whim; eccentricity; abnormal
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Jaunty
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showy; gay
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Kaleidoscope
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variegated with respect to changing scene
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Labyrinthine
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intricate; perplexing; confusing
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Machination
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plot
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Nadir
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lowest point
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Obdurate
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stubborn
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Palliate
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lessen the severity
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Qualm
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scruple; misgiving
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Raconteur
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storyteller
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Sacerdotal
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priestly
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Taciturn
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habitually silent
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Ubiquitous
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existing everywere
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Vacillate
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waver
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Aberration
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departure from the normal
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Balk
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thwart; frustrate; prevent
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Cache
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hiding place
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Debacle
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collapse
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Eclat
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brilliance
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Factious
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given to causing disagreement
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Gamut
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range
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Haggard
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thin; gaunt
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Ignominy
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disgrace
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Jeopardize
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endanger
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Knell
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ring, signalizing death
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Lacerate
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mangle; tear
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Magnanimous
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benevolent
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Naive
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unsophisticated; simple
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Obeisance
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submission
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Pallid
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pale
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Quandary
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predicament
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Rampant
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unchecked, wild
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Sacrilegious
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disrespectful
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Talisman
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a charm
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Umbrage
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hurt pride; shadow
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Vacuous
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vacant
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Wane
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decrease
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Abet
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encourage
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Balmy
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mild; refreshing
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Cadaverous
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haggard; ghastly pale
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Decorum
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propriety
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Eclogue
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a poem about the country
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