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20 Cards in this Set
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Abeyance
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(N)A state of being temporarily inactive, suspended, or set aside
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Ambivalent
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(ADJ) having opposite and conmflicting feelings about someone or something
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Beleaguer
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(V) to set upon from all sides; to surround with an army; to trouble, harass
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Carte Blanche
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(N) Full freedom or authority to act at one's own discretion
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Cataclysm
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(N) A sudden, violent, or devastating upheaval; a surging flood, deluge
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Debauch
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(V) to corrupt morally, seduce; to indulge in dissipation
(N) An act or occasion of dissipation or vice |
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éclat
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(N) Dazzling or conspicuous success or acclaim, great brilliance (of performance or achievement)
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Fastidious
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(ADJ) overly demanding or hard to please; excessively careful in regard to details; easily disgusted
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Opt
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(V) to make a choice or decision
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Gambol
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(V) to jump or skip about playfully
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Imbue
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(V)To soak or stain thoroughly; to fill in mind
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Inchoate
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(ADJ) just beginning; not fully shaped or formed
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Lampoon
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(N) a malicious satire
(V) to satirize ridicule |
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Malleable
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(ADJ)capable of being formed into different shapes; capable of being altered,adapted, or influenced
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Nemesis
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(N) an agent or force inflicting vengeance or punishment; retribution itself; an unbeatable rival
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Philistine
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(ADJ) lacking in, hostile to, or smugly indifferent to cultural and artistic values or refinements
(N)such a person |
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Picaresque
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(ADJ)involving or characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers
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Queasy
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(ADJ)nauseated or uneasy; causing nausea or uneasiness; troubled
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Refractory
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(ADJ)stubborn; hard or difficult to manage; not responsive to treatment or cure
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Savoir-faire
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(N)the ability to say and do the right thing in any situation;social competence
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