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25 Cards in this Set
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Vantage
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A position, condition, or place affording some advantage or commanding view
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Throes
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Violent spasms or pangs
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Peristaltic
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Of or pertaining to the progressive wave of contraction and relaxation of a tubular muscle system
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Rancorous
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Bitter and resentful
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Feinted
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Attacked on place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack
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Chancel
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The space or altar of a church, usually enclosed, for clergy and other officials
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Unbidden
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Not ordered or commanded; spontaneous
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Byzantine
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Characterized by intrigue; scheming or deviousness
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Coveted
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Eagerly wished for
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Internecine
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Of or pertaining to conflict or struggle within a group
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Guileless
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Innocent or without deception
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Gadfly
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A person who persistently annoys or provokes others with criticism, schemes, ideas, Demands, requests, etc
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Filigreed
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Adorned with delicate ornamental work
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Maturation
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The act or process of becoming fully developed in body or mind, as a person
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Maturation
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The act or process of becoming fully developed in body or mind, as a person
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Guileless
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Sincere; honest; straightforward;frank
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Maturation
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The act or process of becoming fully developed in body or mind, as a person
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Guileless
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Sincere; honest; straightforward;frank
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Slight
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Insult or rejection
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Meretriciousness
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Quality of being falsely praiseful or superficial
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Meretriciousness
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Quality of being falsely praiseful or superficial
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Tenure
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The period or term of holding something
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Meretriciousness
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Quality of being falsely praiseful or superficial
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Tenure
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The period or term of holding something
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Rancour
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Bitter, rankling resentment or I'll will; hatred; malice
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