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46 Cards in this Set
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Dauntless
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invulnerable to fear or intimidation
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juxatposed
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Placed side by side often for comparison or contrast
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Regicide
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killing of a king
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pernicious
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causing much harm in a subtle way
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immune
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resistant to a particular infection ot toxin owing to a presence of specific antibodies
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nimble
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Quick and light in movement or action
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queries
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Questions
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Depose
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To remove from office without killing the incumbent
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Pedestrian
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ordinary, dull; everyday unexceptional
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petulant
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childishly irritable
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salient
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worthy or note or relevant
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Sedentary
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not moving or sitting in one place
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famine
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extreme scarcity of food
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stint
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to be sparing
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Example of precipitate
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to rain
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edify
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to instruct or improve morally or intellectually
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Egrees
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an exit or way out
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Recede
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to move back, to move away
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confidential
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to keep secret within a certain circle of persons
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aggravate
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to make worse or more severe, to render less tolerable
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Debut
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a performer's first-time performance to the public
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hormones
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A regulatory substance produced in an organism and transported in tissue fluids such as blood or sap to stimulate specific cells
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importune
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to harass with persistant request
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Sedulous
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showing dedication and diligence
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Tincture
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Alcoholic drink with plant extracts used for medicine
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bibliophile
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one who loves books
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monsoons
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The rainy season accompanying the wet monsoon
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Volatile
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Explosive
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Plaintive
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sorrowful, mournful or melancholic
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truism
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Self evident or clear obvious truth
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foment
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to encourage or incite troublesome acts
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funereal
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dignified, solemn that is appropriate for a funeral
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flagrant
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obvious and offensive, blatant, scandalous
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Nexus
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A connection or series of connections linking two or more things
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Zealot
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A person who is very passionate and fanatic about his specific objectives or beliefs
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Trenchant
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vigorous or incisive in expression or style
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Geniality
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warmth and kindness of disposition
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Habitual
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Behaving in a regular manner, as a habit
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IDolize
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To make an idol of
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Osculate
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to kiss or relate to kissing
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Conjoin
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to join together, to unite
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Petrify
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To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals
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Extinguish
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cause a fir or light to cease to burn or shine
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convection
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heat transfer in a gas pr liquid by the circulation of currents
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intrepid
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fearless, adventurous
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Goad
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to encourage, stimulate or incite and provoke
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