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28 Cards in this Set
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endeavoured
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strived, aspired
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scrupled
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hesitated, reluctant
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innovate
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modify, change
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presumption
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arrogance
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specimens
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example, model
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exotic
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strikingly strange
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tranquility
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calmness, serenity
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restorative
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remedy
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subsistence
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survival
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reverential
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admiring, appreciative, worshipful
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embued
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filled
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fervent
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passionate
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discontented
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disappointed, displeased
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tyros
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amateurs
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catastrophe
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accident
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galvanism
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science of electricity
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astonishing
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amazing, astounding
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cultivated
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an educated, refined, cultured
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capacious
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capable of holding much, spacious or roomy
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ardent
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having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent
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renovating
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to reinvigorate; refresh; revive
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syndics
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a government official
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integrity
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adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty
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indefatigable
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incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring
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excursion
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a short trip or outing to some place, usually for a specific purpose and with the intention of a prompt return
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bene volent
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desire to help others; charitable
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afflicted
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to distress with mental or bodily pain
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multifarious
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numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold
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