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95 Cards in this Set
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audacious
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bold, daring, fearless
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augment
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to expand, extend
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auspicious
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having favourable prospects, promising
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authoritarian
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demanding absolute obedience to authority
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autonomous
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separate, independent
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avian
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of, or relating to, birds
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Awe
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reverence, respect, wonder
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balk
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to refuse, shirk; prevent
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banality
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the quality of being trite, commonplace, or predictable
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morality
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concerned with right and wrong
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morass
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marsh, an area of soggy ground
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morose
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gloomy, sullen, or surly
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muddle
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to jumble, to confuse; to bungle
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mundane
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ordinary; commonplace
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munificent
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generous
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mutter
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to grumble or complain
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mystify
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to confuse or puzzle, to make obscure
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mythical
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fictitious element belonging to ancient stories
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naive
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lacking experience and understanding
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reap
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to obtain a return, often a harvest
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rebate
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deduction in amount to be paid
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rebuff
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to bluntly reject
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recall
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remember; cancel, revoke; to take back
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reckless
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careless, rash
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reconciliation
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the act of agreement after a quarel, the resolution of a dispute
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recrimination
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counter accusation
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redouble
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to make intensity twice as great
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redundancy
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unnecessary repetition
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refinement
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improvement, elegance
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shroud
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to shut off from sight
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shun
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avoid deliberately
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signpost
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indication, guide
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skepticism
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doubt, disbelief; uncertainty
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skirt
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to evade; pass close, circle around
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sluggish
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lazy, inactive
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smug
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excessively self-satisfied
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sociable
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friendly, gracious
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socialise
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take part in group activities
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solace
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comfort in distress; consolation
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solicitous
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concerned, attentive; eager
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treatise
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formal discourse on a subject
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tremulous
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trembling; quivering; fearful, timid
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trigger
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to set off, initiate
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trivialise
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cause to appear insignificant
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trove
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collection of valuable items
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truculent
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fierce, scathing; disposed to fight
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turmoil
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state of extreme confusion or agitation
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turpitude
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inherent vileness, foulness, depravity
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unalterable
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unchangeable
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undermine
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to sabotage, thwart
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compelling
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urgently requiring attention, forceful
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compensate
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to repay or reimburse
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complacence
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self-satisfaction, lack of concern
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compliant
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submissive and yielding
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composed
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serene, calm
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comprehensive
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very large in scope
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hindrance
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impediment, clog; stumbling block
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hindsight
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perception of events after they happen
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hodgepodge
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jumble, mixture of assorted objects
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hoist
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lift, raise
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humane
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merciful, kindly
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hypocrisy
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the profession of beliefs that one doesn't really possess
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hypothesis
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assumption, theory requiring proof
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idealist
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someone that is unrealistic and impractical in their beliefs
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illegible
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unreadable, undecipherable
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illuminate
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to ill with light
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dubious
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arousing doubt, doubtful
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duplicate
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an exact copy
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duplicity
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deception, dishonesty, double-dealing
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dwarf
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to make look small by comparison
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ebb
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to fade away, recede
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eccentric
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abnormal, unconvetional
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eclectic
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made up of elements from different sources
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ecstasy
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intense joy or delight
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ecstatic
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joyful
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exploit
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take advantage of
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expropriate
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forcibly take one's property
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expurgate
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to censor
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extant
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still in existence
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extensive
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large in range, comprehensive
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extenuating
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partially excusing
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exterminate
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destroying completely, annihilate
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external
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exterior, relating to an outer part
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extol
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to praise
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extravagant
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lavish; unreasonably high, exorbitant
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intricate
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elaborate, complex
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intruder
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a trepasser
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intrusion
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trespass, invasion of another's privacy
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inundate
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to cover with water, to overwhelm
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invariable
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constant, unchanging
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inventory
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the quality of goods on hand
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investigate
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examine, look into
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investment
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a commitment of time, support, or money
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inviolable
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safe from violation or assault
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iridescent
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showing many lustrous colours
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