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Absurd
Silly, foolish
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Abundance
Plenty, affluence
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apprehensive
anxious, suspicious, uncertain
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brusque
short, sharp, quick
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calamity
adversity, catastrophe
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conceal
bury, camouflage, cover, lurk
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conspire
plan, plot, intrigue
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curious
eager, inquisitive, interested
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deceit
dishonest, fraud, treachery
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destitute
bankrupt, without money, food or home
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disarray
chaos, mess, confusion
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dismal
gloomy, dark, dull, bleak
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distasteful
dislike, hateful, obnoxious
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distress
feeling of extreme worry
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excursion
short trip, cruise, expedition, outing, picnic
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fatal
deadly, lethal, incurable, malignant
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flee
run away, depart, desert, vanish, retreat
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gratitude
thanks, acknowledgement, recognition
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grieve
mourn, sorrow, cry, sob, weep
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hasty
quick, swift, fast
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hoax
prank, trick, bluff, scam, setup
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intense
extreme, harsh, acute
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insolent
rude, impolite
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lament
regret, express sorrow, wail, sob
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lofty
high, tall, towering, soaring
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majestic
magnificent, grand, splendid, glorious
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meagre
inadequate, scanty, sparse, insufficient, poor, miserable
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nimble
quick, agile, skilful
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ordeal
unpleasant experience, torture, nightmare, calamity
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peculiar
unusual, strange, odd, bizarre
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perish
die, fall, expire
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restrain
prevent, stop
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retreat
withdraw, recede, leave
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rowdy
loud, noisy, rebellious
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stout
fat, bulky, obese, overweight
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torment
annoy, bother, harass, irritate
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tranquil
quiet, peaceful calm, serene
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trivial
insignificant, paltry, unimportant, irrevelant
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wither
decay, perish, face, dry
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wretched
ill, miserable, distressed, desolate, pathetic, hopeless
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Card 2

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Plenty, affluence

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Abundance

Card 3

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anxious, suspicious, uncertain

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Card 4

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short, sharp, quick

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Card 5

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adversity, catastrophe

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