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100 Cards in this Set
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Antidote
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A counteracting remedy |
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Atrophy
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To wither or waste away // burgeon
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Carcinogen
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A cancer-causing agent
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Cardiac
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Of the heart |
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Debility
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Physical weakness; infirmary |
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Euthanasia |
literally "a good death"; killing or allowing to die |
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Fester |
to rankle, irritate, or worry |
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Lesion
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Wound or cut |
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Phobia |
Extreme specific fear
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Salutary
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Promoting good health; curvative |
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Sanguine |
Healthful; causing cheer |
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Therapeutic |
Beneficial to recovery from illness |
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Torso |
The human trunk
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Toxic |
Poisonous |
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Virulent
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Fast, powerful, and often fatal in its progression (like a disease)
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Amicable
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Friendly; easy to get along with |
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Arcane |
Known to a select few; secret; esoteric
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Astute
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Wise; shrewd; perceptive; perspicacious |
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Austere
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Reserved; somber; grave in manner; unadorned
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Benevolent |
Good-hearted; generous |
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Blithe |
Merry; light hearted |
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Candid
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Open; honest; frank
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Chaste
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Pure; innocent; modest |
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Convivial |
Sociable; gregarious; congenial |
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Demure
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well-behaved; sedate; shy; modest |
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Dexterous |
Physically skilled; adroit; adept // maladroit= awkward |
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Dispassionate
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Unbiased; objective; lacking passion |
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Docile |
Easy to direct or discipline; complaisant |
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Eloquent |
Verbally skilled |
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Fastidious |
Extremely particular or neat; picky |
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Feasible |
Possible to do (doable) |
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Felicitous |
Apt; well-chosen; fortunate
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Frugal
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Careful about the use of money |
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Impeccable |
Without sin, flaw, or fault |
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Incessant |
Continuous; unstopping; ceaseless; unremitting |
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Lithe |
Flexible and graceful; supple |
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Lucid |
Clear and distinct |
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Magnanimous |
Big-hearted; generous; forgiving
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Novel
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Fresh; new; original |
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Palatable |
Acceptable; even pleasurable |
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Personable
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Pleasant; appealing; winning
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Perspicacious |
Wise; shrewd; perceptive
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Potent
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Having strength or power; effective |
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Profound |
Deep; with serious meaning
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Prudent
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Wise; sensible; judicious |
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Succinct |
Brief and to the point; concise; pithy |
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Urbane
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Polished and sophisticated |
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Vigilant |
Watchful; on guard; wary
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Admonish
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To warn strongly or show disapproval; reprove
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Beset
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To trouble; harass; hem-in, assail (**** by bill collectors and debts)
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Bicker |
To argue in a petty, picky way
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Bilk
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To cheat; defraud |
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Censure |
To criticize harshly; chastise; castigate |
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Coerce
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To force or compel |
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Condescend |
To come down in level; to unbend
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Daunt |
To cow; intimidate; frighten |
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Demur
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To object or protest ( but not strongly) |
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Deride |
To make fun of; to ridicule or scorn |
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Desecrate |
To profane (foul) anything sacred // consencrate
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Disparage
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To belittle or downgrade another's accomplishments |
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Dissipate |
To use up in a worthless, foolish way |
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Drone
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To talk in a dull, persistent tone |
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Exacerbate
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To irritate; worsen or intensify a condition; to aggravate |
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Hamper
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To get in the way of; to hinder or obstruct |
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Instigate |
To egg on; to forment |
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Inundate |
To overwhelm
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Lampoon
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To ridicule; make fun of; satirize |
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Malign
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To slander; defame; speak ill of
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Pall
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To become boring; to weary through over-exposure |
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Recant |
To renounce ( an opinion or belief) |
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Refute |
To prove wrong by giving evidence to the contrary |
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Reproach |
To reprove or show displeasure with |
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Repudiate
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To reject; refuse to accept |
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Rue |
To regret with sorrow; to feel remorse |
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Squander |
To use in silly, extravagant ways |
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Sully
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To soil or defile |
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Thwart |
To foil, baffle, or frustrate someone else's attempts |
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Usurp |
To take (a position of authority) by force
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Vilify
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To slander; malign; defame |
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Bacchanal
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Orgy; wild party
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Bowdlerize
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To rewrite to the detriment of the original |
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Chauvinist
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An extreme patriot; loyal beyond reason
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Chimera
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Wild dream or fanciful, imaginative creature
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Cupidity
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Greed; avarice |
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Halcyon |
Peaceful; tranquil |
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Hector |
To bully or pick on
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Jovial |
Jolly; good-natured |
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Lethargy
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Sluggishness; torpor; languor; lassitude |
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Lilliputian |
Tiny; minature |
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Mentor |
Respected guide or counselor |
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Mercurial |
Volatile; changing easily
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Muse
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Source of inspiration |
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Narcissism |
Self-love; extreme egotism
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Nemesis
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Relentless pursuer of evil-doers
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Promethean
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Unusually creative; life-giving |
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Quixotic |
Idealistic but impractical |
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Stentorian
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Obnoxiously loud |
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Stygian |
Forbiddingly dark and gloomy |
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Tantalize |
To torment or tease
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Terpsichorean |
Referring to dance
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