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50 Cards in this Set
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AUSTERE
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strict
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CATHOLICITY
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liberality
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COQUETRY
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the act of flirting
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EMINENTLY
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prominently or being noteworthy
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EMULOUSLY
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characterized by a desire for equaling or surpassing; ambitiously
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FLORID
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gaudy; showy
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PEDANTICALLY
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being particular about trivial points
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APPREHENSION
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anxiety or fear
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BALDERDASH
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slang for nonsense
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CONVEYANCE
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transferring of property to another
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GENIALITY
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cheerfulness; friendliness
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STEALTHILY
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secretly
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ABOMINABLE
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extremely bad; loathsome; detestable
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INCOHERENCY
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unable to think or express one's thoughts in a clear or orderly manner
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BLATANT
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offensively obvious
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UNOBTRUSIVE
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not noticeable
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BRANDISHING
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waving or shaking in a threatening manner
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DISINTERRED
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dug up, uncovered
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HAGGARD
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having a worn look
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INSENSATE
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without regard or feeling; without human feeling
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ODIOUS
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hateful
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EDDY
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a whirlpool; a circular current of water
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GAUNT
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grim and desolate; thin and bony look
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QUALM
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a sudden feeling of sickness or doubt
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RUMINATE
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to contemplate, reflect upon
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AMITIES
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friendships
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INSCRUTABLE
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mysterious, unable to be understood fully
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STRINGENT
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strict; imposing severe and rigorous standards
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ABJECT
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miserable, wretched
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DISCONSOLATE
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cheerless; hopelessly sad; forlorn
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MIEN
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characteristics of a person or attitude
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TRAVERSED
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crossed over; to travel or move across
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BLASPHEMY
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profane or mocking abuse of god or anything sacred
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EXORBITANT
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excessive; extravagant
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LAMENTATION
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an expression of grief or sorrow; a loud cry
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PEEVISHLY
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showing ill humor or impatience; in a cranky manner
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DISPARITY
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an apparent difference
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ENIGMA
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speech or writing that is difficult to understand; a puzzle
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IMPEDIMENT
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an obstacle; barrier
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INCREDULOUS
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unbelievable; doubtful; skeptical
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INEXPLICABLE
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not understandable; difficult to explain; baffling
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PUNGENT
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strong or sharp in smell or taste
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ASTUTE
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shrewd, crafty
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AVERSIONS
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dislikes
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BLAZONED
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proclaimed
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GESTICULATED
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made motions; nonverbal communication
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INHERENTLY
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existing within as a natural and inseparable quality
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INSIDIOUSLY
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characterized by evil in a subtle manner; deceitful
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INSURGENT
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rebellious
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PROVOCATION
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the cause that produces another action; instigate
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