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30 Cards in this Set
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Sophistic
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Characteristics of a scholar or thinker
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Assimilation
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Adopting the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture
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Unfettered
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To set free or keep free from restrictions or bonds
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Afflict
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To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on
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Homicidal
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Murderous
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Mundane
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Relating to commonplace things; ordinary
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Malodorous
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Having a bad odor; foul
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Amenable
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Responsive to advice, authority, or suggestion; willing
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Acquiesced
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To consent or comply passively or without protest
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Opiate
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Something that dulls the senses and induces relaxation
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Debauch
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To corrupt
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Lairs
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The den or dwelling of a wild animal; a hideaway
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Inquietude
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A state of restlessness or uneasiness
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Appositeness
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Strikingly appropriate and relevant
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Resumption
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Beginning again
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Celerity
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Swiftness of action or motion; speed
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Accentuated
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To stress or emphasize; intensify
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Reverently
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In a state of profound awe and respect and often love
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Intrigued
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Engaged in secret or underhanded schemes; spied
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Thwarting
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Opposing and defeating the efforts, plans, or ambitions of something
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Heraldic
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Indicative of or announcing something to come
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Abasement
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A low or downcast state
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Prosaic
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Matter-of-fact; straightforward; lacking imagination; dull
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Odium
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Strong dislike, contempt, or aversion
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Wily
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Marked by skill in deception
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Haggard
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Appearing worn and exhausted
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Despatch
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Written official message sent with speed
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Implicitly
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In a manner which is understood though not directly expressed
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Trenchant
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Forceful, effective, and vigorous
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Malignity
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Intense ill will or hatred; great malice
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