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25 Cards in this Set
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Sinecure
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A well-paying job/office that requires little or no work
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Numismatics
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Coin collecting
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Nettle
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Irritate
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Solecism
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Grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
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Circumspect
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Cautious; aware of potential consequences
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Euphony
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A pleasant, harmonious sound
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Abstemious
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Moderate in apetite
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Abscond
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To leave secretly
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Arrogate
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To claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
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Acidulous
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Sour in taste or manner
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Catholic
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Universal; Broad and comprehensive
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Encomium
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Warm praise
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Lachrymose
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tearful
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Lissome
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easily flexed; limber; agile
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Parry
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To ward off or deflect, especially by a quick-witted answer
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Juncture
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Point of time, esp. where two things are joined
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Ersatz
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Fake
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Contumacious
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Rebellious
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Dilatory
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intended to delay
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Largess
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Generous giving (as to those who are less fortunate)
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Precis
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Short summary of facts
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Incarnadine
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Blood-red in color
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Propitiate
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To conciliate; to appease
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Rarefy
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To make thinner or sparser
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Legerdemain
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Trickery
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