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20 Cards in this Set
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NONCOMBUSTIBLE
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not flammable
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CAPILLARY
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pertaining to or occurring in or as if in a tube of fine bore
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CENTRIFUGE
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an apparatus that rotates at high speed and by centrifugal force separates substances of different densities, as milk and cream
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PEDANTS
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a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning
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JUGGERNAUT
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any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team
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CADENCED
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rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words/having or marked by a rhythmical cadence
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VERBIAGE
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overabundance or superfluity of words, as in writing or speech
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STOLID
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not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
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TACTILE
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of, pertaining to, endowed with, or affecting the sense of touch
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RETALIATION
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the act of retaliating; return of like for like; reprisal
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SMOLDERING
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to burn without flame; undergo slow or suppressed combustion
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OBSCURE
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not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain
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IMPERCEPTIBLY
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very slight, gradual, or subtle
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MELANCHOLY
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a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged
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ODIOUS
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deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable
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RECEPTACLE
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a container, device, etc., that receives or holds something: a receptacle for trash
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PROCLIVITIES
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natural or habitual inclination or tendency; propensity; predisposition: a proclivity to meticulousness
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DICTUM
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an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion/a saying; maxim
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PARRIED
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to turn aside; evade or dodge
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GROTESQUE
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odd or unnatural in shape, appearance, or character; fantastically ugly or absurd; bizarre
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