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25 Cards in this Set
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eschew
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shun avoid
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felicitous
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well-chosen, apt, suitable to the occasion, fortunate
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germane
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significant to the point at hand, closely related, relevent, pertinent
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heresy
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an opinon contrary to accepted religious or popular belifs differing from accepted view
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impeccable
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without fault, flawless
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jeopardize
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to endanger, to subject to loss or injury
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junta
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a ground, usually small, secret and political, that meets for a common aim; a political faction
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laconic
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concise, succicnt, using few words, terse
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lethal
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deadly, fatal
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malignant
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extremely harmful, hazardous to health or life, having an evil influence
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mendacious
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untruthful, false
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meticulous
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very careful, precise, painstaking about details
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mitigate
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to relieve, to make milder
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naive
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lacking worldliness or sophistication, artless, unaffected
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neophyte
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a beginner, a novice in a religious order
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castigate
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severely criticize
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chicanery
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trickery, a scheme
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depraved
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incorrigibly evil (cannot be reformed)
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discursive
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digressing, rambling
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dissonance
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inharmonious, harsh sound, discord
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hysteria
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unmanageable fear or emotional excess
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impromtu
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made or done on or as if on the spur of the moment; improvised; composed or uttered without previous study or preparation
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intimidate
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to make timid or fearful: firghten; esp to compel or deter by threats
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listless
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characterized by lack of inclination or empetus to exertion; lnaguit; indifferent, uninterested
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marauder
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one who roams about and rains in search of plunder
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