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42 Cards in this Set
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kudos
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praise / congratulations / props / accolades
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knoll
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hill / berm
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detonate
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trigger / ignite
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presentiment
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foreboding / premonition
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ghastly
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scary / gruesome / sordid
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zealot
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fanatic / radical
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devastate
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ravage / destroy
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devious
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tricky / mischeivous
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incarnate
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epitomy / personified / embodied
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diversity
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myriad / variety / spectrum
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controversy
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conflict / embroglio
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divested
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stripped of / bereft
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villify
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condemn / malign / accuse
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ulterior
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hidden / secret / underlying / clandestine
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monolithic
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behemoth / enormous
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incisive
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insightful / interesting
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asperity
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brusque / harshness
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obstreperous
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unruly / disruptive
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ken
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comprehension / understanding / grasp
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kinetic
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ebullient / energetic
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florid
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intricate / complex
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lacerate
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sting / injure / scathe
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dexterity
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agility / coordination / finesse
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dialectic
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rhetoric / speech
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dichotomy
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split / schism
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arbitrary
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random / haphazard
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spate
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flood / slew / deluge
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obliquity
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circumlocution / mincing words / evasiveness
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impreciation
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contumely / profanity / explitive
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docile
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calm / subdued / poised / passive
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incongruous
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off-topic / irrelevant / nonsequitor
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burnish
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painted / lacquered / polished / buffed / varnished
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volition
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motivation / will / accord
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behemoth
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monolith / gigantic / leviathan
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dilemma
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conflict / problem / quagmire
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malapropism
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misnomer / misstatement
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catalyst
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expediter / provocation
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circumvent
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avoid / elude / skirt
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placate
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pacify / mollify / appease
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Machiavellian
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cutthroat / ruthless
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demur
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deny / refuse / object
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magnitude
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immensity / size
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