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18 Cards in this Set
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Pagan
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One who has no religion
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Wedged
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1.To split or force apart with or as if with a wedge.
2.To fix in place or tighten with a wedge. 3.To crowd or squeeze into a limited space. 4.To become lodged or jammed. |
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Gutsy
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Marked by courage or daring;Plucky
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Franchise
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A privilege or right officially granted a person or a group by a government
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insideous
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1.Working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner: insidious rumors; an insidious disease.
2.Intended to entrap; treacherous: insidious misinformation. 3.Beguiling but harmful; alluring: insidious pleasures. |
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Consummate
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Conclude
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Futile
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1.Having no useful result.
2.Trifling and frivolous; idle: the futile years after her artistic peak. |
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Nuance
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A subtle or slight degree of difference, as in meaning, feeling, or tone; a gradation.
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cynical
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Believing or showing the belief that people are motivated chiefly by base or selfish concerns; skeptical of the motives of others
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platitude
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A trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant
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smack
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To give an indication; be suggestive
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Euphoric
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A feeling of great happiness or well-being
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concoction
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To devise, using skill and intelligence;contrive
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candor
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1.Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness.
2.Freedom from prejudice; impartiality. |
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Poked
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To push or jab at, as with a finger or an arm; prod
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whacked
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1.To strike (someone or something) with a sharp blow; slap.
2.To kill deliberately; murder. |
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Endorse
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To acknowledge (receipt of payment) by signing a bill, draft, or other instrument
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relentless
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1.Unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting: relentless persecution.
2.Steady and persistent; unremitting: the relentless beat of the drums. |
