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15 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, aptly chosen, happily conceived.
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germane
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significant to the point at hand, closely related, relevant, pertinent, bearing on the case in hand.
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Heresy
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an opinion contrary to accepted religious or popular beliefs, belief(s) differing from accepted view.
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impeccable
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without fault, flawless
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jeopardaize
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to endanger to subject to loss or injury
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junta
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a group, usually small, secret and political meets for a common aim; a political faction.
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laconic
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concise, succinct, using few words, terse, pithy
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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, scrupuous about details
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mitigate
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to relieve to make milder, to lessen the force of, to appease
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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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