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100 Cards in this Set
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thrall
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a slave
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antipathy
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dislike
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initiate
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to begin or originate
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opus
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a creative work, usually musical
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nonentity
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something that does not exist
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acclaim
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applause or praise
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occult
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supernatural
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provocative
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arousing desire or speculation
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epitome
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the utmost representation
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fallicious
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misleading or deceptive
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modicum
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a moderate amount
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insurgent
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a rebel
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crestfallen
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dejected
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abrogate
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to abolish
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effluvium
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foul smelling vapors
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carnage
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large scale slaughter
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ardor
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passion
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enhance
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to make greater
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sumptuous
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lavish
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lancet
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a surgical knife
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galvanize
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to shock into awareness
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retrench
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to cut down, to reduce in size
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expedite
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to make easier and quicker
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populism
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a political movement supporting the "little guy"
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lest
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for fear that
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myriad
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a large indefinite number
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compatible
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harmonious or agreeable
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anachronism
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anything out of its proper time
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intrinsic
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inherent
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grotto
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a small cave
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phobia
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a fear
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impugn
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to accuse of being false
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evasive
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intentionally vague
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serviette
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a table napkin
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resilient
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able to recover quickly
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tableau
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an secne or picture frozen in time
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harlequin
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a traditional comic character in pantomime
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authoritarian
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favoring absolute obediance to authority
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prodigious
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of enourmous size
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verity
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the truth
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beguile
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to charm or delight
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despondent
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depressed
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denounce
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to condemn openly
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contrite
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remorseful
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dross
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waste, refuse
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imperious
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arrogant
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addendum
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something added to clarify
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kudos
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recognition as a result of achievement
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nemesis
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anything that is the cause of one's downfall
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gossamer
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translucent
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fractious
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unruly
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sedulous
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persistent
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obeisance
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a gesture of respect or reverence
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vapid
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uninteresting
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sluggish
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slow, inactive
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yearn
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to crave or desire
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vouchsafe
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to be willing to give
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precept
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a rule of conduct
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turgid
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swollen or bloated
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hiatus
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a gap or break in time
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infraction
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a break in a law or obligation
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dissolute
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lacking in moral restraint
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decree
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an authoritative order
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sagacious
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wise
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perpetual
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eternal
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chronic
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continuing or constant
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celestial
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relating to the sky, heavenly
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incorporate
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to combine
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menagerie
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a collection of caged animals
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affable
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courteous, pleasant
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fillet
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a slice of meat or fish without bones or fat
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villify
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to defame
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quixotic
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extravagantly chivalrous or romantic
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apocryphal
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counterfeit
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disconcert
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to confuse
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patina
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tarnish
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inebriated
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in an intoxicated state
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banal
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commonplace, trite
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wheedle
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to cajole
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errant
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wandering
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sartorial
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having to do with dress
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manna
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anything badly needed which is recieved unexpectedly
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subordinate
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lower or inferior in class or rank
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bulwark
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defense or protection
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irrevocable
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unchangeable
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transient
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lasting a short time
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debase
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to lower in value
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preeminent
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prominent
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attenuate
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to make slender or thin
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cadence
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a rythmic flow of a sequence of sounds
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scintillating
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exceptionally brilliant
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ameliorate
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to make better, to improve
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relegate
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to assign
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pyrrhic victory
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a victory gained through too great a loss
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coalition
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a union for a specific reason
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immutable
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not susceptible to change
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prevaricator
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liar
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stentorian
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very loud
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juggernaut
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an overwhelming and irresistible force
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oyster
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a close-mouthed person
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