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24 Cards in this Set
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Perpetrate
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To commit, to present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner
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Consummate
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To complete of the highest degree
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subterfuge
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ruse, trick
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Concoct
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to devise
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Fallacious
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Misleading, deceptive
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Manifold
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Complex, many
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Assiduous
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Devoted, attentive
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Impeccable
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faultless
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fraught
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Filled
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Resourceful
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Able to meet any situation
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Murky
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Dark, obscureobscure
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Component
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Element
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Hoax
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Deception
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Labyrinth
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Arrangement of winding passages
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Evaluate
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Appraise, find the value of
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Exult
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Rejoice greatly
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Attest
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To certify
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Gullible
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Easily cheated or fooled
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Deploy
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To position forces according to a plan
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Enigma
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riddle
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To draw in one's horns
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To check one's anger, to restrain oneself
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To put the cart before the horse
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to reserve the proper order, do things backwards
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To turn the tables
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To turn a situation to one's own advantage
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Chip off the old block
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A son who is like his father (from the same block of wood)
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