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29 Cards in this Set
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Adversary
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an appointment; an enemy
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Anecdote
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an interesting or amusing story
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Audacious
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fearless and bold, often recklessly
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Bequelth
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to hand down through a will
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Cavalier
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showing a lack of proper concern
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Condone
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to overlook willingly
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Culpable
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deserving blame
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Desecrate
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essentially distinct
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Elucidate
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to explain throughly
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Euphony
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a pleasant combination of sounds
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Fastidious
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overly particular or critical
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Glib
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insincere or thoughtless
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Idiosyncrasy
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a peculiarity
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Incongruous
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incompatible
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Instagate
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to provoke
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Lassitude
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listlessness
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Mock
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to make fun of
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Obfuscate
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to make unclear or confusing
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Parable
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a brief story that teaches a moral lesson
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Petulance
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the quality of being impatient and irritable
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Prescient
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having foresight
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Querulous
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complaining or whiny
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Replete
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provided abundantly
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Sage
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wise and prudent
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Solicitous
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earnestly concerned
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Succor
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to assist
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Torpid
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lacking in energy
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Variegated
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having (many) different colors
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Waft
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to carry lightly through the air
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