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20 Cards in this Set
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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inscrutable
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incapable of being investigated
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assimilate
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to take in and incorporate as one's own
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entourage
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a group of attendants or associates
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insular
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of or pretaining to an island
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rudimentary
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primitive
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enigma
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a puzzling or inexplicable occurence or situation
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arcane
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known or understood by very few
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derivative
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not original, secondary
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idiosyncrasy
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a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual
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prospectus
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a document describing the major features of a proposed literary work, project, business venture, etc.
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convoluted
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twisted, coiled
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staid
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fixed, settled, permanent
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cosmopolitan
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free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world
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gaffe
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a social blunder
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precocious
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unusually advanced or mature in development
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callous
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hardened
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reticent
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disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved
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autonomy
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independence or freedom, as of the will or one's actions
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esoteric
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understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest
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