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20 Cards in this Set
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Appease |
pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with
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Circumscribe |
limit |
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Discord |
disagreement |
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Finesse |
skill |
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Inevitable |
cannot be avoided |
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Matriarchy |
society governed by women |
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Parsimonious |
economical; frugal; thrifty |
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Proponents |
promoters; supporters |
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Smelt |
refine an ore` |
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Vacuous |
empty; silly; meaningless |
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Apprehensive |
worried; fearful |
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Circumspect |
cautious; considering all sides |
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Discordancy |
cacophony; harshness; jarring |
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Fitful |
not continuous; stopping and starting |
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Inexorable |
relenetless |
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Maverick |
a loner |
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Parsimony |
stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting |
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Prosaic |
dull; boring; ordinary |
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Smorgasbord |
a Swedish buffet of cold dishes |
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Vagrant |
person wandering without a home |
