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30 Cards in this Set
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EFFACE
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TO ERASE OR DO AWAY WITH, TO WIPE OUT.
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PALLID
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LACKING VITALITY OR INTEREST, PALE.
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PROPITIOUS
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PRESENTING WITH FAVORABLE CONDITIONS.
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RUSE
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A TRICK OR STRATAGEM.
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PRESUMPTION
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ASSUMPTION OF SOMETHING AS TRUE.
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CREDULOUS
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GULLIBLE, READY TO ACCEPT TOO EASILY.
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WARY
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WATCHFUL, BEING ON GUARD, WATCHING WITH CAUTION.
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DISCREET
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TO MAINTAIN SILENCE ABOUT SOMETHING OF A DELICATE NATURE. JUDICIOUS IN ONE'S CONDUCT OR SPEECH.
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UNDULATING
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a SMOOTH RISE OR FALL OR SMOOTH SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT. TO MOVE IN WAVES.
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MIRE
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A TRACT OR AREA OF WETNESS, A BOG, MARSH, OR SWAMPY GROUND. DEEP MUD.
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INCESSANTLY
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CEASELESS, WITHOUT ENDING, CONTINUING W/O INTERRUPTION.
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VEXATION
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IRRITATION, ANNOYANCE, A NUISANCE.
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IRRESOLUTION
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LACK OF DESCISION OR PURPOSE, UNSURE OF HOW TO PROCEED, UNDECIDED.
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ANTIQUARIAN
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INTERESTED IN OLD OR RARE BOOKS, ONE WHO STUDIES OR COLLECTS ANTIQUES.
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FORTNIGHT
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FOURTEEN DAYS AND NIGHTS TWO WEEKS.
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approbation
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approval
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disapprobation
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disapproval
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tor
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a peak of a rocky mountain or hill.
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tete-a-tete
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a private conversation or interview between 2 people. two people in privacy.
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onerous
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troublesome, causing hardship.
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effigy
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a crude representation of someone disliked.
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puritanical
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verystrict, moral or religious matters.
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clandestine
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done in secrecy or concealment.
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perplexity
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confused, or uncertain of.
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dissent
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differ in opinion differ from the majority.
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gesticulate
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to use gestures, no speech, to express excitement.
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peremptory
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assertive, leaving no room for denial or refusal.
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conjecture
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formation of a theory w/o evidence or proof.Speculation, a guess.
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unmitigated
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not softened or lessened, absolute, persistent, unbroken.
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Anna
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my name
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