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20 Cards in this Set
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beatific
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(adj.) blissful, rendering or making blessed
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behemoth
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(n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
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blandishment
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(n., often pl.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing
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cacophonous
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(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
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chicanery
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(n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
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consign
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(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use
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coup
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(n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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euphemism
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(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute
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febrile
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(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
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gainsay
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(v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
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imminent
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(adj.) about to happen, threatening
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innate
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(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent, built-in
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loath
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(adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
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manifest
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(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind;
(v.) to show planly, exhibit, evince; (n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers |
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minutiae
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(pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters
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moratorium
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(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
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nostrum
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(n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
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pariah
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(n.) one who is rejected by a social grouop or organization
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visionary
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(adj.) not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream;
(n.) one given to far-fetched ideas; a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight. |
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wizened
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(adj. part.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)
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