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48 Cards in this Set
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Permanent
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adj.- continuing or enduring without fundamental or marked change
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Apprentice
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noun- a person learning a craft under a skilled worker
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Conscious
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adj.- perceiving, apprehending, or noticing with a degree of controlled thought or observation
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Marooned
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verb- to put ashore and leave to one's fate; isolation |
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Peculiar
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adj.- belonging exclusively to one person, group, or thing
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Plateau
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verb.- to reach a level of stability
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Procedure
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verb.- to come forth; to go on in an orderly way
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Administered
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verb.- to manage or supervise the execution, use, or conduct of
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Hunches
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verb.- to assume or cause to assume a bent or crooked posture
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Cower
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verb.- to shrink or crouch down from fear or cold
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Ward
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noun.- guarding or being under guard or guardianship
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Massive
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adj.- forming or consisting of a large mass
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Impulse
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noun.- a force that starts a body in motion; an arousing of the mind and spirit to some unpremeditated action
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Depraved
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adj.- morally corrpt; wicked
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Implication
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noun.- the conclusion that can be drawn from something, although it is not explicitly stated
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Consistent
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adj.- unchanging in achievement or effect over a period of time
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Obligation
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noun.- an act or course of action to which a person is morally or legally bound; a duty or commitment
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Ironic
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adj.- happening in the opposite way to what is expected, and typically causing wry amusement because of this
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Pompous
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adj.- affectedly and irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important
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Intuition
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noun.- the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning |
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Queasy
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adj.- nauseated; feeling sick
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Despise
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verb.- feel contempt or a deep repugnance for
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Ornately
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adverb.- made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns
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Vague
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adj.- of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning
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Docile
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adj.- ready to accept control or instruction; submissive |
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Erratic
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adj.- not even or regular in pattern or movement |
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Futile
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adj.- incapable of producing any useful result; pointless |
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Lethargy
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noun.- a lack of energy and enthusiasm
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Luminescent
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adj.- the emission of light by a substance that has not been heated
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Paradoxical
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adj.- seemingly absurd or self-contradictory
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Juxtaposition
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noun.- the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect
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Usurp
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verb.- take illegally or by force
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Recede
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verb.- go or move back or further away from a previous position
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Cryptic
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adj.- ment to be puzzling or mysterious
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Gambol
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verb.- to skip about in play
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Ignominious
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adj.- marked by characterized disgrace or shame
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Indefatigable
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adj.- incapable of being fatigued
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Parasitical
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adj.- to depend on another and not making adequate |
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Embolden
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verb.- to inspire with courage
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Malignity
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noun.- the quality or state of being passionately and relentlessly malevolent |
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Perpendicularity
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noun.- to be forming a right angle with each other
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Superintendence
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noun.- the act or function of direction or having oversight of
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Beatifically
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adverb.- to give or indicate a great joy or bliss
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Demeanor
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noun.- outward manner/behavior toward others
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Deputation
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noun.- a group appointed to represent others
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Devotees
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noun.- an ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast |
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Interment
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noun.- the act or ceremony of interring; burial
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Taciturn
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adj.- disinclined to talk
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