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58 Cards in this Set
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melancholy
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tendency to be sad
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imperceptibly
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gradually, slightly
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obsequious
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fawning, servile
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vexation
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annoyance
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imperious
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arrogant
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usurpers
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rulers who gain and hold power by force
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royalists
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supporters of a king
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imprudence
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indiscretion
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compunction
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regret
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benevolence
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act of kindness
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despotic
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of an absolute ruler
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infamy
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bad reputation
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prodigious
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huge, vast
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requiem
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service for the dead
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torpid
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dull, inactive
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misanthropy
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hatred of people
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chimerical
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imaginary
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taciturn
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reserved in speech
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candid
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outspoken, honest
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avaricious
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greedy
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pecuniary
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involving money
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sardonic
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mocking
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condescension
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disrespectful behavior
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eccentric
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odd
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banalities
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predictable
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rendezvous
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popular gathering place
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labyrinth
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intricate maze
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intrepid
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resolutely fearless
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ironical
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deliberately stating the opposite of the truth, usually with the intention or result of being amusing
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inveterate
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firm habit
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verity
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something that is true
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repugnance
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strong distaste
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dissertations
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thesis
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alacrity
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liveliness
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catacombs
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underground passageways
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philanthropic
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charitable and generous
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cosmopolitan
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sophistication
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prosaic
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dull, inactive
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antipathy
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aversion, dislike
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perspicacious
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keen mental understanding
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filial
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pertaining to a child
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dispassionately
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calm, impartial
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reparation
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amends for wrongdoing
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incessant
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unending
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compatriots
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colleagues
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ineffable
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inexpressible
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dexterity
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cleverness, agility
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phenomena
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an observable occurrence
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cognizant
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aware
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austere
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strict
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contemptuous
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scornful
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cryptic
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puzzling
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flagrant
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obvious
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odious
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hateful
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injunction
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command
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calumnies
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slander, defamation
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defamatory
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injurious to reputation
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apparition
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manifestation, appearance of something ghostly
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