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20 Cards in this Set
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Abeyance
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Suspended, set aside
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Ambivalent
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Having conflicting feelings about someone or something
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Beleaguer
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To set upon from all sides, harass
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Carte Blanche
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Free rein
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Cataclysm
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A sudden, violent, or devastating disaster
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Debauch
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To corrupt morally, to seduce
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Eclat
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Dazzling success, brilliance
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Fastidious
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Extremely difficult to please, easily disgusted
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Gambol
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To run around and have fun, frolick
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Imbue
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To instill in one's mind
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Inchoate
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Jut beginning, embryonic
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Lampoon
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A harsh satire, to ridicule
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Malleable
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Changeable, adaptable
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Nemesis
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One who takes vengeance on someone else, a rival
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Opt
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To decide to
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Philistine
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Having no respect for cultural and artistic values
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Picaresque
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Characteristic of clever rogues or adventurers
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Queasy
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Nauseated or uneasy
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Refractory
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Stubborn, hard or difficult to manage
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Savoir-faire
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Social competence or aptitude
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