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25 Cards in this Set
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guile
guileful |
n. adj. cunning in attaining a goal
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sagacity
sage |
adj. wisdom
n. person with wisdom |
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furtive
furtively |
n. sly person
adj. sly |
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wend
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v. to weave or move yourself in a direction
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pliant
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adj. movable, bendable
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immunity
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n. being unaffected, free from
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reproach
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v. to find fault with, to blame
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morose
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adj. glum, sad
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benediction
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n. a blessing
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traverse
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v. to travel, to move from (across)
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gall
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v. to vex, to imitate
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edifice
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n. a large building
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mien
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n. one's appearence
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prodigious
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adj. huge, vast size
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laggard
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n. one who falls behind
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restive
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adj. restless, impacient of comtrol
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mirth
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n. jollity (especially with laughter)
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adherent
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n. someone who sticks or holds to a certain belief
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pariah
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n. outcast
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alacrity
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adj. cheerful, readiness, willingness
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animosity
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v. a feeling of strong dislike
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caricature
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n. a picture, discription etc. exaggerating the defeat of a person or thing
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ostentation
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adj. flamboyant, showing of too much
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zephyr
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n. a gentle mild breeze
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lexicon
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n. your word bank
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