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15 Cards in this Set
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juxtapose
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To place side by side, especially for comparison or contrast
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scorn
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Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy
To consider or treat as contemptible or unworthy. |
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compulsion
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The act of compelling
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conversant
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Familiar, as by study or experience
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equivocal
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Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to mislead
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intrigue
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To engage in secret or underhand schemes
To arouse the interest or curiosity of |
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conspicuous
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evident, noticeable
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perchant
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inclination
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mortician
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funeral director.
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moribund
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Approaching death
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incipient
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Beginning to exist or appear
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noisome
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Offensive to the point of arousing disgust
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revelry
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Boisterous merrymaking
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lustrous
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soft and shining
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iridescent
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showing many bright colors that seem to change in defferent lights.
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