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69 Cards in this Set
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impudence
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rudeness, boorishness, effrontery
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obscene
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absurd, ridiculous, unheard of
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libidinous
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lude, sexual, risque
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thrall
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awe, rapture, captivation
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voracious
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famished, ravenous
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sanguinary
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bloody, gory
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tertiary
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thirdly
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lissome
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skinny, slim, svelt
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limn
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craft, draw, illustrate, sketch
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libelous
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slanderous, accusatory
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chimerical
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imaginative, fantastical
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timidity
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shyness, bashfulness, sheepishness
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flagellant
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masochistic
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neophyte
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rookie, novice, greenhorn
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syndrome
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condition
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libretto
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booklet, lyrics
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cadge
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borrow, mooch
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ingratiate
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put into good graces, brown-nose
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saturate
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fill, permeate, imbue
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innuendo
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suggestion, implication
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oblivion
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stupor, daze
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maverick
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rebel, renegade
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saturnine
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sad, morose, doleful
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mawkish
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melodramatic, sappy
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fatalistic
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pessimistic, defeatist
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maxim
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adage, aphorism
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febrile
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feverish, hot
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barbarous
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wild, savage
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mediocre
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average, common, pedestrian, amateur
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protean
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mercurial, unpredictable
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throe
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midst, jaws
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maunder
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digress, dawdle, meander
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ovation
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applause, plaudits, kudos, accolades
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impropriety
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faux pas, sin, disrespect, insubordination
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renegade
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traitor, rogue, rebel, maverick
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meager
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scant, paltry, insufficient
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overweening
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insatiable, overwhelming
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viable
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visable, livable
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chattel
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property
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paradigm
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model, example
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loath
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unwilling, disinclined
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careen
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veer, swerve
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livid
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rabid, enraged
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thesis
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basis, premise, main idea
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litigate
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sue
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plaintive
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sad
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infringe
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intrude, encroach, trespass
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primordial
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innate, instinctive
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cede
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surrender, relinquish
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orientation
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initiation, introduction
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lucubrate
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study, peruse
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lurid
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descriptive, explicit
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remonstrate
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argue, contradict, oppose, disagree
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ornate
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intricate, opulent, baroque, roccoco, arabesque
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conciliate
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join, unite
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luxuriant
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lush, posh, extravagant
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orifice
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opening, aperature, crevice
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ovoid
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oval, egg-shaped, elliptical
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reparation
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amments, reimbursement, restitution
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paranoid
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suspicious
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pachyderm
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elephant
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repine
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whines, complains
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odium
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hatred, animosity, loathing, enmity
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ode
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tribute, homage, dedication, praise
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inept
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imcompetent, bumbling, unskilled
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pacifist
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peacemaker, quaker, docile
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mediate
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negotiate, go-between, moderate, council
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omen
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forewarning, symbol, foreshadowing
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abstinence
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refrain, self-control
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