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45 Cards in this Set
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askance
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with suspicion, distrust, or disapproval
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benign
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gentle, kind, forgiving, understanding, having a favorable or beneficial effect
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charlatan
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one who feignd knowledge or ability, a pretender, imposter or quack
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decimate
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to kill or destroy a large part of
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foible
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a weak point, failing, minor flaw
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fraught
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full of or loaded with, acompanied by
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obsequious
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marked by slavish attentiveness, excessively submissive, often for purely self interested reasons
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obtuse
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blunt, not coming to a point, slow or dull in understanding, mearsure between 90-180
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rebuff
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to snub, to repel, drive away, a check or curt rejection
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deprecate
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to express mild disapproval, to belittle
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eclectic
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drawn from different sources, one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
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flaccid
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limp, not firm, lacking vigor or effectiveness
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inexorable
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inflexible, beyond influence, relentless, unyielding
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rife
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common, prevalent, widespread, happening often, full. abounding, plentiful, abundant, replete
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rudiments
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the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first, the earliest stages of anything
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sequester
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to set apart, separate for a special purpose, to take possession of and hold in custody
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aesthetic
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pertaining to beauty, sensitive or responsive to beauty
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defunct
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no longer in existence or functioning, dead
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gregarious
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living together in a herd or groupm sociable, seeking the company of others
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hapless
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marked by a persistene absence of good luck
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impeccable
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faultless, beyond criticism or blame
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irreparable
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incapable of being repaired or rectified
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laconic
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concise, using few words
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mendacious
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giving to lying or deception, untrue
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abstruse
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extremely difficult to understand
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affront
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an open or intentional insult, a slight, to insult to ones face, to face in defiancem confront
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cognizant
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aware, knowledgable, informed, having jorisdiction
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deign
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to think it appropiate or suitable to ones dignity to do something, condescend
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efficacy
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the power to produce a desired result
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ethereal
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light, airy, delicate, highly refined, suggesting what is heavenly rather then what is earthbound
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facade
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the front or face of a building, a surface appearance, as opposed to what may lie behind
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incoongruous
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not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
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mesmerize
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to hypnotize, entrance, to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch
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beatific
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blissful, rendering or making blessed
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cacophonous
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harsh sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
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chicanery
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trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double dealing
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consign
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to give order to another's carem charge, or control; to entrust, deliver, to set apart for a special use
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coup
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a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan or strategm, a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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euphemism
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a mild or inoffensice expression used in place of a hardh or unplesant one, a substitute
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imminent
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about to happen, threatening
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innate
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natural, inborn, inherent, built in
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minutiae
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small or trivial details, trifling matters
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moratorium
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a suspension of activity, an official waiting period, an authorized period of delay
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pariah
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one who is rejected by a social group or organization
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wizened
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dry, shrunken, and wrinkled, often as a result of aging
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