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12 Cards in this Set
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Carte blanche
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full discretionary power
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Commerce
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interchange of ideas, opinions, or sentiments
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Didactic
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designed or intended to teach
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Disembowel
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to remove the substance of
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Frugal
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characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources
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Impious
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lacking in reverence or proper respect
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Metaphysics
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abstract philosophical studies
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Parody
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a feeble or ridiculous imitation
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Pustule
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a small circumscribed elevation of the skin containing pus and having an inflamed base
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Litigant
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one engaged in a lawsuit
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Surreptitious
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done, made, or acquired by stealth
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Specious
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having a false look of truth or genuineness
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