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30 Cards in this Set
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obfuscate
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confusing, difficult to understand
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melee
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confused and violent battle
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anarchy
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absence of any form of political authority. government without control
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bedlam
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confusion or noisy uproar
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confounded
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confused. to confuse or cause to be mixed up.
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convolunted
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confusing
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perturbed
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to throw into confusion, to be anxious, aginated or confused
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lsbyrinthine
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having qualities of a maze. very confusing
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awry
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away from the correct course
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quagmire
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difficult predicament
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terrestrial
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land, earth
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firmament
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sky, heavens. used in religious, historical, poetic context
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ethereal
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things that are heavenly, delicate, insubstantioal, as if they were "of the air"
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celestial
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sky or heavens
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conflagration
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really big fire
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incendiary
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substances that can cause a fire
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torrid
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intensely hot
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febrile
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fever
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deluge
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flood or heavy rain
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sodden
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soaked through, flood
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banter
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good humored, playful conversation
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badinage
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lightweight conversation
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repartee
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gingerly
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cautious, delicate approach to something
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lambent
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slickering or glowing. "lick" of light
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leaven
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to lighten
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elucidate
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make clear through explanation
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epiphany
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spontaneous revelation
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diaphanous
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see-through cloth. easily seen through
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benighted
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moral or intellectual darkness
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