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48 Cards in this Set
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ambrosial
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exceptionally pleasing to taste, or smell; delicious or fragrant
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adonis
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a very handsome man
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atlas
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book of maps
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draconian
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severe, cruel; pertaining to Draco's law
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echolalia
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repititon
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forum
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an assembly, meeting place
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hector
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to bully, torment
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hermetic
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airtight
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thespian
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pertaining to drama
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martial
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pertaining to war, warlike
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narcissistic
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fascination with one self, in love with one self
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paean
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song of praise, or joy
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philippic
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speech of bitter denunciation, tyraid
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plutocratic
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wealthy, affluent
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odyssey
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long journey
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siren
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seductively beautiful or charming woman
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stentorian
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very loud
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aboard
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on board, on ship, train, bus, plane
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amiss
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improper, wrong, faulty
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anon
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soon, presently
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asunder
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apart, widely separated
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begrimed
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to make grimy, to make dirty
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behest
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a command
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behooved
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to be necessary or proper for
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belittle
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to regard or portray as less than important
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beset
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to attack on all sides, assail
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betimes
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early
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cumbersome
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burdensome, troublesome
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foundling
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baby found abandoned by parents
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noisome
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offensive odor
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lissome
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lithesome, agile, nimble
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starveling
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person that is starving
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yearling
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infant that is one years old
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bearish
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like a bear, rough, stock prices falling
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bullish
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like a bull, stock prices rising
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canine
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pertaining to the dog family
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diabolical
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devilish, cruel, wicked
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feline
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pertaining to the cat family, tiger, lion
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feminine
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qualities similar to women
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filial
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pertaining to son or daughter
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fraternal
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brotherly
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lupine
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like wolf, ravenous
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masculine
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qualities similar to that of men
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maternal
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motherly, mother's side of family
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puerile
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foolish, immature
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sanguinary
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bloody
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sheepish
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bashful, shy
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vulpine
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like a fox, cunning, crafty
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