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19 Cards in this Set
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to deceive by means of flattery or trickery
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beguile
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any resource, aid, or advantage
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asset
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having unusual mental powers and inventiveness
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ingenious
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an utterly confused or disordered state
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turmoil
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soft, wet, spongy earth
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mire
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to rise above or reach the top of
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surmount
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to restore to a former good state
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rehabilitate
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terrified, shocked, or amazed
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aghast
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possessing natural simplicity, unaffected in manner
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naive
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to take existing facts and put them together in a new form
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compile
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characterized by darkness, gloominess, or obscurity
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murky
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to become less harsh or severe; to let up, slacken
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relent
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the shape or outline of a figure, body, or mass
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contour
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to diminish the strength or make thinner
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dilute
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lack of interest, emotion, or feeling
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apathy
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to examine by questioning formally and systematically
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interrogate
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recalling of past experiences
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reminiscence
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to correct or set right
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redress
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capable of being seen, sensed, noticed
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perceptible
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