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24 Cards in this Set
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glib
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smooth of speech
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homogeneous
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same or uniform
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malleable
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capable of being shaped or formed
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legerdemain
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sleight of hand, deceptive adroitness
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trend
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general direction
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by hook or by crook
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any way at all, at any cost
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stagnant
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motionless, dull, inactive
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fatal
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deadly, disastrous
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passe
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outmoded, old-fashioned
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procrastinate
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delay, put off
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facet
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one side or view of person or situation
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to get up on the wrong side of the bed
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to be in a bad mood
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foist
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pass of slyly, pass as geniune
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stigmatize
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to mark with a disgrace
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capitulate
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surrender, make terms
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audacity
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boldness, daring
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tantalize
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tease or torment by offering something good, but not deliver
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castles in the air
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a dream about some wonderful future
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retort (v)
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to answer, reply
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reticent
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silent or reserved
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tacit
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understood, implied, not stated
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chicanery
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trickery, underhandedness
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docile
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easy to manage
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to maintain the status quo
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to keep things as they are
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