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20 Cards in this Set
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abeyance
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a state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside
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ambivalent
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having opposite and conflicting feelings about someone or something
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beleaguer
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to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass
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carte blance
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full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion
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cataclysm
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a sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval, a surging flood, deluge
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debauch
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to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation; an act or occasion of dissipaton or vice
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eclat
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dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim; great brilliance (or performance or achievement)
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fastidious
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overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted
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gambol
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to jump or skip about playfully
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imbue
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to soak or stain thoroughly, to fill the mind
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inchoate
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just beginning; not fully shaped or formed
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lampoon
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a malicious satire; to satirize, ridicule
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malleable
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capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered, adapted, or influenced
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nemesis
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an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival
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opt
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to make a choice or decision
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philistine
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lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements; such a person
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picaresque
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involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers
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queasy
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nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled
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refractory
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stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure
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savoir-faire
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the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation, social competence
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