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30 Cards in this Set
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Hospitable
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Welcoming; cordial
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Absurd
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Ridiculous; nonsensical
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Fathom
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To understand; comprehend
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Suitor
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A man courting a woman
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Slacken
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To slow down
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Foreboding
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A feeling that something bad is about to happen
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Resolutely
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With firmness or determination
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Lull
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A temporary period of calm and quiet
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Impersonally
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In an emotionally distant manner
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Placid
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Calm or peaceful; undisturbed
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Justify
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To show to be right or reasonable
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Bewilder
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To confuse completely; confound; perplex
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Cyanide
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A very poisonous cyanogens compound
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Conceal
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To keep out of sight or knowledge
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Quiver
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To shake with rapid vibration
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Alighted
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To get down
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Vague
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Not clear
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Assail
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To attack with physical violence
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Languorous
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Creating a dreamy, lazy mood
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Convict
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A person who is guilty and/or in prison for a crime
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Indigenous
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native or originated in a particular place
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Monetary
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anything relating to money
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Diversity
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variety of differences in objects
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aesthetics
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pleasing appearances; beauty
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Habitat
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place where an animal naturally lives
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Efficiency
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being productive without wasting time
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Coniferous
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cone-bearing tress and plants
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Forage
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to wander in search of food
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Unify
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To make into one
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Standardize
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to bring up to a standard or rule
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