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37 Cards in this Set
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Meandering
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Twisting and Turning
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Fervent
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Extremely hot; glowing
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Metamorphosis
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A marked change in appearance, character, condition, or function
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Manifest
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made obvious
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Infest
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Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group
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Fauna
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Animals, especially the animals of a particular region or period, considered as a group
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Sinister
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Suggesting or threatening evil
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Alleged
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supposed
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Plaintive
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Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy
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Sovereign
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A king, queen, or other noble person who serves as chief of state; a ruler or monarch
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Emissary
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An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another
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Advocate
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To speak, plead, or argue in favor of.
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Docile
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Ready and willing to be taught; teachable
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Inconspicuous
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Not readily noticeable
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Quourum
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number of people needed for a business action to be verified
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Devout
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Highly religious
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Citadel
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A fortress in a commanding position in or near a city.
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Spurn
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To reject disdainfully or contemptuously
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Entice
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To attract by arousing hope or desire
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Granular
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Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains
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Culmination
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climax
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Benefactor
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someone who funds someone/something; Patron
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Venerable
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Requiring respect due to age or nobility
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Belligerent
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over exaggerated
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Attribute
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To relate to a particular cause or source
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Disperse
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To drive off or scatter in different directions
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Dexterity
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skill of hands and of mind
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Moor
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A swamp
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Prowess
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Superior skill or ability
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Superfluous
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Being beyond what is required or sufficient
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Humanitarian
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One who is devoted to the promotion of human welfare and the advancement of social reforms; a philanthropist.
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Palatial
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heavenly
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Frivolous
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Unworthy of serious attention; trivial
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Amity
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Peaceful relations, as between nations; friendship
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Demoralize
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To corrupt the morals of something
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Stagnant
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Not moving or flowing; motionless
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Apparition
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A ghostly figure; a specter
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