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103 Cards in this Set
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adulterate
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contaminate, polute; sully
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Ambidextrous
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clumsy; all thumbs; maladroit
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augment
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enlarge; supplement; amplify
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bereft
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breaved
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Deploy
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station; organize
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dour
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harsh; bleak; forbidding; saturnine
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fortitude
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resolve; seadfastness; mettle
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gape
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gawk; ogle
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gibe
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ridicule; mock; deride; mask
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guise
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costume; semblance; pretense
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insidious
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cunning; underhanded; perfidious
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intimation
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clue; indication; inkling
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opulent
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rich; lavish; plentiful; abundant
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pliable
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supple; adaptable; resilient
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reiterate
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restate; rehash; recapitulate
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stolid
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impassive; phlegmatic
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tentative
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provisional; inconclusional
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unkempt
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sloppy; disheveled; disordered; rough
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verbatim
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exact; precisely
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warily
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carefully; prudential; gingerly
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Adroit
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clever; deft; dexterous; slick
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amicable
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congenial; neighborly; cordial
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averse
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disclined; loath
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belligerent
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assertive; truculent; pugnacious
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benevolent
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benign; well-meaning
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cursory
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quick; superficial; perfunctory
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duplicity
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fraud; double-dealing; chicanery
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extol
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glorify; applaud; acclaim; hail
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feasible
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workable; practicable; viable
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grimace
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pained epression; facial contortion
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holocaust
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conflagration; devastation; annihilation
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impervious
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impenetrable; resistant; proof against
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impetus
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impulse; incentive; spur
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jeopardy
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risk; hazard; peril
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meticulous
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fastidious; painstaking; fussy
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quintessence
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paragon; exemplar
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retrogress
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revert; degenerate; decline
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scrutinize
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inspect; pore over
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tepid
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insipid; halfhearted; wishy-washy
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adversary
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antagonist; rival; foe
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alienate
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seperate; drive-apart; estrange
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artifice
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ruse; stratagem; contrivance
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coerce
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pressure; bully; intimidate; constrain
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craven
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fearful; fainthearted; pusillanimous
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delete
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remove; cancel; expunge
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demise
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decease; passing away
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exhilerate
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stimulate; excite; gladden
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fallow
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unproductive; inert; dormant
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harass
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annoy; pester; bedevil; beleaguer
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inclement
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blustery; tempestuous; implacable
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muse
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meditate; comtemplate; daydream
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negligable
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trivial; inconsequential; insignigicant
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perpetuate
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continue; preserve; prolong indefinitely
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precedent
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guide; tradition; model
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punitive
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penalizing; retalitory
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redress
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rectify; correct; mitigate
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sojourn
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visit; stopover; brief stay
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urbane
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elegant
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affiliated
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attached; related; joined
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ascertain
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discover; determine; establish
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attainment
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achievement; fulfillment
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bequeath
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transmit; bestow; hand down;
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cogent
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persuasive; compelling
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converge
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meet; unite; intersect; merge
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disperse
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break up; dispel
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esteem
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respect; admire; honor; revere
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expunge
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delete; efface; annihilate
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finite
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bounded; measurable
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invulnerable
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impregnable; impervious; immune
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malevolent
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malicious; wicked; sinister; malignant
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nonchalant
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composed; unruffled; indifferent
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omniscient
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wise; all knowing
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panacea
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universal cure; easy solution
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scrupulous
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painstaking; meticulous; conscientious
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skulk
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lurk; slink; prowl
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supercilious
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snobbish; patronizing; overbearing
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uncanny
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eerie; inexplicable; spooky
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venial
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excusable; forgivable
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altruistic
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selfless
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assent
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concur; consent; accede
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benefactor
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patron; humanitarian
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chivalrous
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gallant; civil; valiant
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clemency
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leniency; forbearance; gentleness
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dearth
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insufficiency; want; paucity
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diffident
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timid; bashful; unassertive; withdrawn
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descrepancy
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disagreement; divergence; inconsistency
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embark
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commence; launch; begin; board
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indomitable
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unbeatable; invincible; unyielding
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infallible
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unerring; certain
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plod
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lumber; trudge
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pungent
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sharp; spicy; piquant; caustic; racy
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remiss
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negligent; lax; slack
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repose
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sleep; tranquillity; respite
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temerity
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recklessness; foolhardiness; effrontery
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unfeigned
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brutal; savage; belligerent; vitriolic
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virulent
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venomous; noxious; baneful; hateful
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accede
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consent; concur; comply; assent
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brandish
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swing; shake
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comprise
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compose; constitute; encompass
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deft
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dexterous; adroit; proficient; clever; masterful
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destitute
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wanting; devoid; impoverished; penniless
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explicit
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distinct; forthright; unambiguous; clear
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extirpate
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uproot; eradicate; wipe out; excise
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