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71 Cards in this Set
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prodigious
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extraordinary in size or amount
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turbid
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confused, muddled
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saturnine
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gloomy, melancholy
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affable
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showing warmth or friendliness
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inebriating
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intoxicated
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contentious
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tending to argument or strife, quarrelsome
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salient
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important, remarkable
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specter
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ghost
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languid
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lacking in spirit or interest
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exalt
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to praise or raise in rank
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nemesis
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an act of retribution or punishment
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panic
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a sudden overwhelming fear
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protean
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changeable in shape or form
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puissant
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powerful
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phillipic
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verbal criticism
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hermetic
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airtight
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tacit
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silent, unspoken
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laconic
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using few words
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elysian
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blissful, delightful
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draconian
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unusually severe or cruel
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hector
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(noun) a bully
(verb) to intimidate or bully |
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mutiny
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revolt or rebellion against authority
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anarchy
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without government or laws
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amazon
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a tall, powerful, aggresive woman
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stygian
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dark, gloomy
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bacchanalian
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A riotous, boisterous, or drunken festivity
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martial
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pertaining to war
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apparition
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a ghostly figure
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multifarious
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numerous and varied, having many different parts
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denunciation
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accusing someone of a crime
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reticent
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quiet, reluctant to speak
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titanic
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of enormous size, strength, or power
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choleric
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impatient, easily angered
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bellicose
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belligerent, aggresive
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servile
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submissive, relating to slavery
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funereal
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gloomy, mournful
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pandemonium
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a scene of riot or chaos
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insurrection
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act of revolt against authority
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indulgent
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lenient or permissive
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augmented
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to increase in amount or number or strength
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dowager
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a woman with strong social status
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vulgar
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coarse, rude
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covetous
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greedy
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effulgent
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radiant
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stentorian
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loud
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enmity
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feeling of hostility
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sinecure
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an job that requires minimal duties
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niggardly
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stingy, miserly
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unpurged
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not clean or purified
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tyrant
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cruel leader
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encroaching
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To advance beyond proper or former limits
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Plutocratic
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A government or state in which the wealthy rule
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cogitation
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Thoughtful consideration, meditation
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inveigle
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To win over by coaxing or flattery
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wench
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country girl
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latent
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present but not visible
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pontiff
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a pope or bishop
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venerable
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Commanding respect by virtue of age, dignity, character, or position.
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vaunting
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to boast, boastful
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arrogance
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overbearing pride
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sententiousness
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preachy
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indignation
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anger at something considered unjust, offensive, or insulting
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apprehensive
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worried, uneasy
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undulation
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wavelike motion
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chastisement
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discipline, scold
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malice
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desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another
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redress
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to repair or remedy
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countenance
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facial expression
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accoutered
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to outfit or equip
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lament
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to feel, show, or express grief, sorrow, or regret.
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spurn
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to treat with contempt; despise.
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