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30 Cards in this Set
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abject
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miserable; pitiful
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meretricious
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gaudy; plausible but false; specious
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conjugal
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pertaining to marriage agreement
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levity
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light manner or attitude
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indeterminate
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uncertain; indefinite
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limpid
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clear; transparent
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divest
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to strip; deprive; rid
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harrowing
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extremely distressing; terrifying
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primordial
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original; existing from the beginning. Primordial Soup from Cow and Chicken.
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facilitate
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to make less difficult
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tutelary
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serving as a guardian or protector
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motley
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many colored; made up of many parts
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salutary
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expecting an improvement; favorable to health; similar to salubrious — healthful
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sordid
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filthy; contemptible and corrupt
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finesse
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to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy; to use finesse, that is, refinement in performance
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flux
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flowing; a continuous moving
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implacable
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inflexible; incapable of being pleased
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toady
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flatterer; hanger–on; yes–man
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query
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n., v. to question ['kwɪərɪ]
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idolatry
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idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
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exhort
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to urge by strong appeals
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recondite
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abstruse; profound
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cozen
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to mislead by trick or fraud; deceive
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refulgent
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brightly shining; resplendent
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chicanery
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trickery; fraud
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miscellany
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mixture of writings on various subjects
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untenable
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indefensible
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appellation
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a name or title
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contention
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n. an assertion, contend means to assert
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grouse
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to complain
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