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103 Cards in this Set
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Enigma
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A riddle
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Apathy
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Lack of emotion or interest
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Indifferent
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Having no preference
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Revere
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To worship; to honor
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Candor
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Frankness; honesty
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Reticent
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Restrained; uncommunicative
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Aesthetic
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concerning art or beauty
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Ascetic
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without indulgence or luxuries
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Autonomy
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Self-rule; independence
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disdain
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contempt
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innocuous
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harmless; insignificant
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banal
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Commonplace; dull; ordinary
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ambiguous
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Unclear; undecided
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Anarchy
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lack of government; chaos
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ameliorate
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to improve
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atrophy
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to waste away from lack of use
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innovate
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to make changes; to modernize
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servile
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overly submissive; cringing
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extol
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to praise
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augment
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to add to; to increase
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benevolent
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kindly; to wish well
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derision
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contempt; ridicule
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disparity
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inequality
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flagrant
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glaringly wrong; conspicuously evil
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indolence
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laziness
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acquiesce
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to give in; to agree
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prodigal
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extravagant; wasteful
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capricious
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whimsical; unpredictable
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prosaic
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commonplace; uninspired; dull
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Austere
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severe; strict
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complacent
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smug; self-satisfied
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compliance
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conforming to a request or demand
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dubious
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doubtful
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ephemeral
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short-lived; fleeting
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inevitable
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unavoidable; bound to happen
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insipid
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bland; boring
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obscure
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unclear; clouded; partially hidden
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depravity
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corruption; wickedness
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discern
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to distinguish one thing from another
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expedite
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to quicken
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peripheral
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on the edge; unimportant
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taciturn
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quiet; uncommunicative; silent
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apprehensive
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fearful; worried
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expedient
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advantageous; convenient
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Fastidious
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finicky; over critical
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novel
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new; interesting
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parsimony
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stinginess
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provincial
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narrowminded; unsophisticated
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respite
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a break; a rest
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anecdote
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a brief, humorous story
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drone
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to talk on and on in a dull way
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desecrate
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to show disrespect or to deface something sacred
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euphonious
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melodious; pleasant sounding
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cacophonous
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harsh sounding
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guile
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cunning; deceitfulness
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immutable
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unchanging; permenant
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incessant
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non-stop
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static
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unchanging; not moving
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bastion
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a stronghold; a fort
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benign
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kindly; good-natured
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credulous
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gullible; ready to believe without proof
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disparage
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to speak poorly of
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eccentric
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odd; out of the ordinary; quirky
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Philanthropist
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someone who benefits mankind
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squander
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to waste
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virulent
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harmful
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zeal
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enthusiasm
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acuity
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sharpness of perceptionor mind
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affable
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friendly; agreeable
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assuage
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to reduce pain
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avarice
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greed
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dissonance
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lack of agreement or harmony
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listless
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without energyor enthusiasm
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philistine
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one who lacks culture or taste
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scrupulous
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concerned; conscientious; proper
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tentative
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not final; uncertain
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adulation
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adoration
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opionated
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futile
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hopeless; without effect
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languid
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slow and listless
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pious
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religious; devout
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ponderous
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weighty; heavy
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protracted
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drawn-out;lengthy
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deference
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a show of respect
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heretic
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someone who goes against accepted religious beliefs
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paucity
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scarcity
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profuse
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very abundant; flowing
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conciliate
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to soothe anger
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contrite
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thoroughly sorry
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didactic
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intending to teach
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diffident
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shy; lacking confidence
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digression
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straying from a topic
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dissent
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disagreement
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elucidate
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to explain; to make clear
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gulliable
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overly trusting
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strut
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a self-important walk
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denounce
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to speak against publicly
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laud
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to praise
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Surreptitious
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secret
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astute
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clever; shrewd; ready-witted
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blasphemy
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irreverent talk about God
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censure
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severely criticize; blame
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pedestrian
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commonplace; ordinary
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