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110 Cards in this Set
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abate
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lessen, cause to grow less
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abject
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hopeless and downtrodden
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abjure
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to give up
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accord
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agreement, mutual understandment
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affable
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friendly
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amiss
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wrong, defective
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amorous
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loving, affectionate
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assimilating
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adjusting
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auterity
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grimness, barrenness, severity
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balk
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stop short or to hinder or counteract
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beguile
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to fool or lure
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beseech
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to beg
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blatant
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obvious
boisterous |
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bode
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to portend
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brood
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to agonize over
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carousing
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to drink to the point of excessive merriment
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cavil
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frivolous object
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cessation
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ending or complete stopping
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chafe
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to rub, grind against
to annoy |
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chastise
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to scold, dicipline
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chide
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to criticize or lecture
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clamber
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to mount or scramble
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continency
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self-restraint
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contrite
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regretful
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corpulent
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fat, chubby
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covert
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underhanded, secret
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credulous
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gulliable
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cynicism
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pessism
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daunt
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intimidate
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decorous
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appropriate, suitable
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deign
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demm worthy, see fit
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delude
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decieve
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demented
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crazy, insane
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demure
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reserved, prim
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diffident
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hesitant, unconfident
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discursive
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rambling
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disdain
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hate, aversion
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disposed
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inclined
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dissemble
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disguise, pretend
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dubious
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doubtful
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dun
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greyish brown
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effigy
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crude representation
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enmity
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hatred
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ensconce
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hide, tuck away
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entreat
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plead with
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fervor
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enthusiasm
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flout
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show contempt for
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froward
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stubborn
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fray
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fight, brawl
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furtive
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sneaky
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gait
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way of walking or moving
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gaudy
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overly bright and showy
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hasten
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hurry
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homage
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devotion, admiration
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husbandry
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thrift
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immure
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to imprision
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impalpable
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intangible
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impervious
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unable to be penetrated
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importune
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demand or insist
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incantation
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spell, magic
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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insolence
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boldness, disrespect
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irk
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aggravate
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knave
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rascal, lowlife
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lavish
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splendid, bountiful
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largess
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generosity
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lewd
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vulgar, indecent
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loathing
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hatred
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melancholy
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depressed, sad
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malevolently
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evilly
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martyr
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person who sacrifices themselves
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minion
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follower
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myopia
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nearsightedness
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novice
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beginner, person who is unexperienced
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obtuseness
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not very bright
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officious
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offering unwanted services
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opaque
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clouded, hard to understand
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peremptory
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authoritative
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perilous
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dangerous
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peruse
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examine closely
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prerogative
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privelege
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preposterous
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ridiculous
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procure
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acquire by indirect means
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purge
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clean out
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rebuke
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reprimand
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renowned
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famous
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ruefully
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regretfully
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sanctity
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holiness
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satiety
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extreme satisfaction
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shun
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ignore
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sinewy
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tough
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solemnity
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sadness
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specious
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misleading; seemingly true but actually false
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strident
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harsh, shrill
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succulent
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juicy
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suffusion
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overspread with a liquid or color
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superficial
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shallow, frivilous
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surly
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gruff, irritable
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tacit
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unspoken
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talisman
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good-luck charm
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tempestuously
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turbulently, stormily
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tirade
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rant, outburst
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toil
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hard work or to work hard
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torrid
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very hot, sensuous
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ungainly
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awkwardly
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usurp
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take over, annex
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vicissitude
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change, uncertainty
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volubility
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fluent, talkative
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wane
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lessen, diminish
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woebegone
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depressed
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