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20 Cards in this Set

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beatific
(adj.) blissful, rendering or making blessed
behemoth
(n.) a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
blandishment
(n., often pl.) anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing
cacophonous
(adj.) harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
chicanery
(n.) trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
consign
(v.) to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use
coup
(n.) a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
euphemism
(n.) a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one; a substitute
febrile
(adj.) feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
gainsay
(v.) to deny, contradict, controvert; to dispute, oppose
imminent
(adj.) about to happen, threatening
innate
(adj.) natural, inborn, inherent, built-in
loath
(adj.) unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
manifest
(adj.) clear, evident to the eyes or mind;

(v.) to show planly, exhibit, evince;

(n.) a list of cargo and/or passengers
minutiae
(pl. n.) small or trivial details, trifling matters
moratorium
(n.) a suspension of activity; an official waiting period; an authorized period of delay
nostrum
(n.) an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
pariah
(n.) one who is rejected by a social grouop or organization
visionary
(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.
wizened
(adj. part.) dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging)