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80 Cards in this Set
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abstemious
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ascetic
restrained self-denying |
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acquisitive
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greeding
grasping avaricious |
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alleviate
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mitigate
reduce diminish |
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amorphous
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formless
shapeless indeterminate |
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annotated
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elucidated
footnoted commentated |
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antiquated
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obsolete
out-of-date archaic |
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arboreal
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pertaining to trees
lush greenery |
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bombastic
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prententious
coarse outrageous |
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braggadocio
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boasting
bragging jingoism |
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cadaverous
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haggard
gastly skeletal |
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capacious
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large
spacious commodious |
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covetous
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avaricious
greedy misery |
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culpable
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guilty
indicted responsible |
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deleterious
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injuries
harmful hurtful |
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demean
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degrade
debase vitiate |
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disconcerting
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desquieting
confusing unsettling |
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disconsolate
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inconsolable
heartbroken forlorn |
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disorient
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confuse
befuddle disrupt |
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dispassionate
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calm
placid impartial |
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dogged
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determined
ernest stubborn |
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efficacious
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effective
potent productive |
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effrontery
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audicity
impudence brashness |
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enamored
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captivated
enthralled enraptured |
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estrange
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alienate
withdraw hold off |
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ethereal
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heavenly
spiritual celestial |
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ethnology
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study of cultures
cultural studies civilization study |
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exculpate
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exonerate
clear hold blameless |
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extraneous
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extrinsic
unessential trivial |
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factious
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dissentious
disagreement disruptive |
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fatuous
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foolesh
insane silly |
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fortuitous
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accidentally lucky
fortunate random |
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graniloquent
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bombastic
pompous ostentatious |
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heterogeneous
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disperate
motley different |
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histrionic
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theatrical
acting affected |
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impassive
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apathetic
emotionless calm |
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impious
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irreverent
rebellious impudent |
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infamous
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desreputable
ignominious notorious |
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ingenious
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skillful
inventive creative |
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ingenuous
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artless
naive candid |
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ingerent
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inborn
native natural |
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insightful
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intelligent
keen profound |
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intangible
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impalpalble
vague indefinte |
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judicious
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indiscreet
prudent careful |
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largess
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generous gift
bounty munificence |
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laudable
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commendable
praiseworthy impressive |
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machinations
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conspiring
scheming planning |
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malcontent
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discontent
dissatisfied disgruntled |
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malodorous
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fetid
odorous stenchful |
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melodramatic
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sentimental
maudlin theatrical |
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meritorious
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praiseworthy
laudable commendable |
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misapprehension
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misunderstanding
misconstruction misconception |
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miscreant
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depraved
villian criminal |
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misnomer
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wrong name
malapropism misname |
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objectivity
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dispassion
disinterest detachment |
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omnicsient
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all-knowing
sagacious wise |
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pallid
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wan
pale anemic |
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permutation
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alteration
transposition transformation |
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perspicuous
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lucid
clear distinct |
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perturbation
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distubance
disquiet unease |
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plentitude
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abundance
profusion bounty |
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prestigious
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distingoushed
eminent famous |
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pretentious
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ostentatious
pompous inflated |
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provicial
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unsophisticated
regional narrowness |
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punctilious
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precise
reliable correct |
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querulous
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petulant
irascible complaining |
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quiescence
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quiet
stillnes inactive |
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renowned
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famous
celebrated will-known |
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serpentine
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sinuous
winging twisting |
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servile
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slavish
obsequious subservient |
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spendthrift
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prdigal
profiligate squanderer |
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strategem
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scheme
plot ruse |
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tart
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acrid
caustic sharp |
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terrestrial
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earthy
terrene mundane |
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veracity
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truth
honesty sincerity |
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verbose
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loquacious
turgid prolix |
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vilify
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defame
libel shame |
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virulent
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noxious
malicious harmful |
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vociferous
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clamorous
uproarious noisy |
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wanton
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malicious
prodigal unruly |
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wistful
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yearning
pensive melancholy |
