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22 Cards in this Set
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cadence
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balanced flow or rhythm as of music or poetry
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suffused
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to spread through or over, as with liquid, color, or light
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gorge
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eat greedily
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strewn
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to spread here and there, dispersed
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intuitive
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capable of knowing without deduction or reasoning
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profusion
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abundance
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mediocre
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moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary
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loam
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soil composed of a mixture of sand and clay
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skepticism
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a doubting or questioning attitude
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insidious
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working or spreading in a harmful and hidden manner
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complement
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something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection
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compliment
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an expression of praise or admiration
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filagree
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delicate and intricate ornamental work made from gold, silver, or other fine twisted wire
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invigorate
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to enliven or energize
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disstill
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to separate or extract the essential elements of
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hone
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to perfect or make more intense or effective
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cite
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to quote as an authority or example
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moor
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broad area of open land, often high but poorly drained
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perfunctory
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done routinely and with little interest or care
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torrent
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flood or over-whelming amount
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vantage
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place or situation affording some advantage
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chaff
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trivial or worthless matter
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