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33 Cards in this Set
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Amalgamation
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combination
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Temperate
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moderate
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Laconic
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concise
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Duplicitious
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deceitful
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Voluble
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fluent; talkative
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Stagnation
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to stop
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Cosmopolitan
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worldly
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Lobbying
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to influence officials for/against a cause
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Subvert
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to overthrow, to corrupt
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Utilitarian
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useful
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Sophisticated
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educated; complex; deceptive; worldy
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Flaunt
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show off
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Undermine
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to attack indirectly; to injure through insidious means
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Extol
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to praise
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Relish
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to savor
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Ostentatious
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showy; grandiose
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Disorient
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confused
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Bitter
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Anger; exasperate
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Spate
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a sudden outpouring
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Dispersal
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diffuse; distribute
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Dispersal
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diffuse; distribute
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Recreational
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a pastime; diversion
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Reservoir
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place where water is collected and stored for use
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Displaced person
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a person driven out from homeland by disaster
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Extrinsic
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external
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Intrinsic
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internal
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Impervious
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impenetrable; incapable of being injured, influenced
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Elocutionist
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a person skilled at public speaking
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Pantomine
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communication by means of gesture or facial expression
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Troubadour
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ministrel
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Sinewy
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strong; vigorous
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Substantiate
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to support by means of gesture of facial expression
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Table
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to suggest
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