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30 Cards in this Set
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austere
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very plain
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esotric
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difficult to understand
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facsimile
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an accurate copy
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grotesque
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strange looking
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mesmerize
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to fascinate
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metamorphosis
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a change in form
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notorious
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regarded negatively
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perfunctory
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uninterested
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provocative
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attention-getting
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travesty
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a joking, disrespectful imitation
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connoisseur
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an authority
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conspiracy
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a plot
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contrite
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sorry
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distraught
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upset
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germane
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related
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lucid
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easy to understand
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plight
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an unfortunate situation
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superficially
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slightly
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symmetrical
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balanced
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verbose
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wordy
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adept
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skillful
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encompass
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to include
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entreprenuer
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a business investor
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eradicate
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to erase
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homogeneous
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the same throughout
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presumptuous
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too forward
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sordid
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ugly
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standardized
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to make the same
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stint
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a length of time
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stringent
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demanding
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