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25 Cards in this Set
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incarnate
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in human form
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pallid
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pale
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adhere
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to stick to
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subsume
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to include as apart of a larger group
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cahchet
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mark of distinction
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forestall
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to prevent/delay
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oxymoron
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a figure of speech with contradictory terms "awfully nice"
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quintessence
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pure substance
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perfidious
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marked by extreme treachery
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eccentric
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unconventional
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emphatic
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done or expressed with force
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erstwhile
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former; of an earlier time
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nonplus
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to put at a loss what to do or think
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dissociate
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to break ties
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distraught
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anxious or agitated
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deprecate
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to express disapproval
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perplex
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to puzzle/confuse/bewilder
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proverbial
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well-known because widely repeated
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ire
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anger
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excoriate
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to denounce sharply; to tear or wear the skin off
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accolade
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an award
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ductile
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easily shaped
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apotheosis
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the ideal example;
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invidious
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tending to arouse hostility
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flabbergast
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to overcome with astonishment
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