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20 Cards in this Set
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chemistry concerned with finding a way to change base metals into gold; a single cure for all diseases; magic
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alchemy
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select; choose
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cull
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relying solely on observation or experience
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empirical
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deceitful; untrue
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mendacious
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gratuity; tip
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baksheesh
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take exception; object
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demur
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use misleading terms so as not to commit yourself
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equivocate
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tribute; high praise, either written
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panegyric
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warlike, inclined to fight or quarrel
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bellicose
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condition of no longer being used
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desuetude
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based on or involving a hypothesis
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hypthetical
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dress up; fuss in drssing; neaten up
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preen
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cowardly; timid; lacking in courage
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pusillanimous
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approval; authorization
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imprimatur
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amuse; entertain; give pleasure to
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divert
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complain in a nagging way
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carp
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wet, boogy ground that gives way under foot; difficult situation
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quagmire
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naive; innocent and simple; artless
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ingenuous
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make repeated, insistent demands for payment
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dun
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light meal
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collation
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