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15 Cards in this Set
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actuate
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verb - to make (a mechanism, etc) go into action
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bagatelle
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noun - an unimportant thing
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candid
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adj - honest and open
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catholic (adj)
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adj - said especially of a person's interests and tastes: broad; wide-ranging
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denizen
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noun - formal an inhabitant, either human or animal
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effete
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adj - lacking its original power or authority
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emolument
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noun - any money earned or otherwise gained through a job or position
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fallow
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adj - said of land: left unplanted after ploughing, to recover its natural fertility
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glower
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verb - to stare angrily
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idiosyncrasy
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noun - any personal way of behaving, reacting or thinking; a personal peculiarity or eccentricity
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labored (adj)
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adj - showing signs of effort or difficulty
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mannerism
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noun - an individual characteristic
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nonentity
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noun - someone or something of no significance
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panacea
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noun - a universal remedy; a cure-all for any ill, problem, etc.
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paramount
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adj - foremost; supreme; of supreme importance
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