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99 Cards in this Set
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wide view of an area
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panorama
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long story
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saga
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huge; gigantic
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mammoth
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threatening; ominous
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baleful
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lacking flavor
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bland
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a sense that something is about to occur
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presentiment
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reduction
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diminution
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means of escape
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vent
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supporter
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adherent
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having poor vision; nearly or partly blind
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purblind
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entirely without
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devoid
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very light; heavenly
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ethereal
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to surround; bypass
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circumvent
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full
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replete
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superabundance
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plethora
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showing lack of interest
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lackadaisical
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military supplies
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armament
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a slope
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gradient
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to make amends
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atone
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clumsy; inept
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maladroit
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a rapid outburst or barrage
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fusillade
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a pattern that serves as a model or example
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paradigm
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a desire or intention to harm others or see them suffer
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malice
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a vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness
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malaise
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a bad odor
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malodor
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leader of a family or tribe
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patriarch
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a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson
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parable
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a fortification of timbers set in the ground; an extended cliff
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palisade
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to stop short and refuse to proceed
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balk
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to control or check
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curb
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to make untidy; to disarrange the hair or clothing of
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dishevel
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to restrain; to hamper
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fetter
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to mark with spots or blotches of different shades or colors
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mottle
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to irritate; vex
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nettle
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fat
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pinguid
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to babble; to talk meaninglessly
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prattle
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dormant; inactive; lethargic
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torpid
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intensely hot; burning; passionate; rapid
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torrid
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to add or attach
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annex
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to attack violently
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assail
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to disturb the composure of; upset; to frustrate (as a plan) by throwing into disorder
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disconcert
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to make one's home; reside; to focus attention on; to speak or write about at length
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dwell
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to adopt; to support
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espouse
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to alienate; to treat as a stranger; to turn an affectionate attitude into an indifferent or unfriendly one
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estrange
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to drink heartily
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quaf
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to shrink with fear; to cower; to lose heart and courage
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quail
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to extinguish; to put down or suppress by force
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quell
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to disapproval of
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reproach
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having life; alive; filled with activity, vigor, or spirit
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animated
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descriptive record; history
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annals
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a curtain of artillery fire; any overwhelming attack as of words or blows
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barrage
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loot; the spoils war; goods or property seized by force; a valuable prize
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booty
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a large waterfall; a deluge; an eye abnormality
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cataract
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the best or most skilled members of a groupe
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elite
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cargo or equipment thrown overboard to lighten an imperiled vessel; discarded odds and ends
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jetsam
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an entrance, door or gate
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portal
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a large group of people gathered closely together
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throng
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a large book
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tome
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fat; obese
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corpulent
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a waterfall; anything resembling a waterfall
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cascade
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an absolute ruler
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despot
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a stupid person
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dolt
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a conference, especially between enemies
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parley
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a bitter verbal attack
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diatribe
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an exact duplicate
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clone
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to smuggle; to make, sell, or transport for sale illegally
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bootleg
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to avoid or shun
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eschew
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an opponent that cannot be beaten or overcome
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nemesis
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to give a thrashing; scold
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lambaste
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comradeship; friendship
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camaraderie
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bitter conflict; quarrel; fight
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strife
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to search thoroughly; pillage
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ransack
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an adventurous unconventional act
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escapade
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a flesh eating animal
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carnivore
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a timely benefit; a blessing
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boon
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a violent upheaval or change
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cataclysm
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waste parts especially of a butchered animal; rubbish
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offal
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a model or pattern of excellence
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paragon
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one who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions
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iconoclast
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a fight or scuffle; brawl
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fray
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to soothe; to pacify or relieve by giving into
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appease
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a messenger
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courier
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a light, good-humored satire
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lampoon
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a person of wisdom and prudence
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sage
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a ghost or phantom
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specter
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secret; hidden; concealed
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covert
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a very rich or powerful person; a magnate
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mogul
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a coward
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poltroon
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bold, shameless; impudent; also like brass
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brazen
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a dilemma; any problem or puzzle
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conundrum
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intellectually deep
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profound
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dashing elegance of manner or style
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panache
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a rude person
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boor
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straight to the point
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forthright
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having no luster; dull
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opaque
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a complete failure
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fiasco
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patience
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forbearance
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eager; highly excited
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agog
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sorrowful; melancholy
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doleful
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