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25 Cards in this Set
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Hegira
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a long journey
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Inundating
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To cover with water
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Speculation
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To speculate, accsue
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Dessicated
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To dry out thoroughly
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Phantasmal
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Something apparently seen but having no physical reality
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Ramshackle
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So poorly constructed or kept up that disintegration is likely
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Dormant
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Asleep
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Destitute
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Utterly lacking
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Harangue
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A long pompous speech
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Unalloyed
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Not in mixture with other metals
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Meticulously
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Extremely careful and precise
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Burgeoned
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To put forth new buds
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Immaculate
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Spotlessly clean
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Filigree
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Delicate and intricate ornamental work made from gold
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Canted
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Monotonous talk filled with platitudes
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Surfeit
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To feed or supply to excess
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Conjecture
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A statement, opinion, or conclusion
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Astute
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Having or showing shrewdness and discernment
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Rapport
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Relationship
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Titillated
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Aroused, pleasing
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Leer
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To stare in a malicious intent
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Corollary
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A deduction or an inference
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Ambivilance
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The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings
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Congress
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The act of coming together or meeting
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Terse
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Brief and to the point
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