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32 Cards in this Set
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secretly treacherous
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insidious
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depart temporarily from the main subject
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digress
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pretends to be ill
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malingers
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slow to understand or perceive
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obtuse
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extremely careful about details
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meticulous
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of enough material to fill volumes
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voluminous
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authoritative doctrines or beliefs
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dogma
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appearing or becoming invisible; a ghost
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apparition
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adequate; meet the needs of
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suffice
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constantly wanting more
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insatiable
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untidy
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slovenly
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power to rule
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dominion
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able to be touched, felt or handled
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palpable
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those who take words for their exact meaning
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literalists
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cruel and without feeling
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brutal
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senseless, unjustified
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wanton
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skillful in deception, sly
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cunning
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balance, stability
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poise
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soothed by a gentle sound or motion
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lolled
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dim; shadowy
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dusky
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condition of being free from control by others
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liberty
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mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or support a roadway
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embankment
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pushed or thrust outward
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protruded
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devotion to religious studies
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piety
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showy display of elegance
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frippery
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indigestion
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dyspepsia
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awareness of something before it happens or exists
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foreknowledge
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shamelessness; boldness; impudence
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brazeness
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prank
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caper
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elated, filled with joy or pride
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exalted
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study of Earths surface
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geography
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extreme desire for wealth, greed
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avarice
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