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19 Cards in this Set
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Miasma
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a vapor rising from marshes or decomposing animal or vegetable matter
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Droll
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amusing in an old or dry way
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Gambit
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a move or maneuver intended to gain advantage
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Eschew
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to keep away from
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Gamut
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The entire range or extent
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Deft
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dextrous skillful in a quick
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culpable
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derserving blame
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cosmopolitan
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representative of many parts of the world
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consanguine
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closely related
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conjugal
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of marriage between husband and wife
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Churl
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farm laborer or peasant
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Carnage
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bloody and extensive slaughter
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Brandish
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to wave or shake in a menacing fashion
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Blithe
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carefree
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Apostasy
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an abandoning of what one has believed in
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Amorphous
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without a definite shape or form
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Allay
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to lessen or alleviate
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Ague
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a fever
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Liquidation
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the closing of a business by collecting assets and settling debts
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