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12 Cards in this Set
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Pestilential
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very harmful morally or socially
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Sagacious
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having a profound knowledge and an understanding of the world combined with intelligence and good judgement.
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Edifying
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providing morally useful knowledge or information
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Cipher
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a written code in which the letters of a text are replaced with others according to a system
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Incontinently
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unrestrainedly and uncontrollably
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Recondite
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dealing with material that is too difficult to be understood by those without special knowledge
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Peroration
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the end of a speech that was spoken in a formal or pompous way
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Altruistic
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showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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Harlequin
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a comic dramatic character featured in the Italian commedia dell'arte and the English harlequinade, usually shown wearing multicolored diamond-patterned tights and a black mask
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Enigma
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somebody or something that is not easily explained or understood
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Shoals
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underwater sandbanks or sandbars that are visible at low water
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Evanescent
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disappearing after only a short time and soon forgotten
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