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15 Cards in this Set
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glower
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to stare angrily
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parochial
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local,narrow,limited
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bona fide
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in good faith
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impale
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to pierce with sharp stake through the body
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fecund
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fertile, productive
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adventitious
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accidental, nonessential
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obfuscate
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to confuse, to bewilder
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deviate
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to turn aside from a course, to stay
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importune
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to ask persistently, to beg
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pedestrian
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ordinary or dull
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edify
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improve someone morally
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optimum
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best, most favorable, ideal
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cataclysm
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a violent charge
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extenuate
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to lessen seriousness by providing partial excuses
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ambiguous
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open to more than one interpretation
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