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20 Cards in this Set
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Inscrutable |
Devoid of feeling and consciousness and animation |
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Coddle |
Cook in nearly boiling water |
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Pejorative |
Expressing disapproval |
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Milieu |
The environmental condition |
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Artisan |
A skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft |
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Divert |
Turn aside; turn away from |
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Inscrutable |
Of an obscure nature |
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Speckle |
A small contrasting part if something |
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Punctilious |
Marked by precise accordance with details |
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Verbosity |
An expressive style that uses excessive or empty words |
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Peerless |
Eminent beyond or above comparison |
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Cogitate |
Consider carefully and deeply |
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Fortitude |
Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity |
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Diurnal |
Having a daily cycle or occurring every day |
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Cogent |
Powerfully persuasive |
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Veracity |
Unwillingness to tell lies |
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Stagnant |
Not growing or changing;without force or vitality |
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Metaphorical |
Expressing one thing in terms normally denoting another |
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Purloin |
Make off with belongings of others |
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Innovate |
Bring something new to an environment |
