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20 Cards in this Set
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Aberration
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the fact or an instance of straying from the moral standard
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Approbation
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an act of approving formally
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Bellicose
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favoring or inclined tostart quarrels or wars
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Conflagration
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likely to cause an arguement or quarrel; belligerent
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Contentious
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likely to cause an argument or quarrel
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Credence
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mental acceptance as true or real
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Embodiment
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a representation in human form
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eminent
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standing out as to be readily perceivd or noted
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Endemic
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belonging or native to a particular people or country
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Epithet
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a disparaging comment or word
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Finesse
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skillful handling of a situation
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Fusillade
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a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession
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Paradox
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a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet istrue
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Percipient
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a person who receives telepathic messages
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Philistine
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a person who is guided by materialism and is usually disdainfulofintellectual or artistic values
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Rejoinder
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an answer to a reply
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Sartorial
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of or relating to a tailor or tailored clothes
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Sedulous
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involving or accomplishedwith careful perseverance
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Scrunity
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asearching study or inquiry
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Supercilious
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cooly and patronizingly haughty
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