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20 Cards in this Set
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Beatific
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Blissful, rendering or making blessed
ecstatic dejected |
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behemoth
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a creature of enormous size
mammoth dwarf |
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blandishment
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sweet talk
allurement threat |
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cacophonous
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harsh-sounding, discordant
harmonious |
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chicanery
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trickery, deceptive practices or tactics
fair dealing |
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consign
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to give over to another's care, deliver
transfer |
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coup
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a highly successful stroke, a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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euphemism
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a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one, a substitute
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febrile
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feverish
leisurely, relaxed |
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gainsay
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to deny, contradict, controvert, dispute, oppose
confirm, support |
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immient
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about to happen, threatening
impending, looming distant, far away |
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innate
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natural, inherent
intrinsic, congential learned |
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loath
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unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
averse, indisposed willing, eager, inclined |
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manifest
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clear, evident to the eyes, a list of cargo/passengers
apparent, reveal hidden |
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minutiae
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small or trivial details
trivia, trifiles essentials |
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moratorium
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a suspension of activity, a waiting period
postponement, stoppage acceleration |
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nostrum
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a cure-all, remedy of questioable effectiveness
panacae, elixir |
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pariah
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one who is rejected by a social group or orginization
outcast, untouchable |
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visionary
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not practical, lacking realism
utopian. idealistic realistic |
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wizend
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dry shruken, wrinkled from age
withered, shriveled bloated, distended |
