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14 Cards in this Set
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covert
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(adj) concealed, hidden, secret, clandestine, sub rosa
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antediluvian
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(adj) belonging to the era before the flood, very old or antiquated; primitive
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accrue
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(verb) to come to someone or something as a gain, addition, or increment; to increase or accumulate; amass
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dun
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(verb) to importune a debtor persistently for payment
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al fresco
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(adj) in the open air; outdoors; [Italian = in the cool]
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fortuitous
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(adj) happening by chance; unplanned; adventitious
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debonair
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(adj) affable, gracious, genial; insouciant; dapper
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albatross
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(noun) an obvious handicap, burden, or heavy cross to bear
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efficacious
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(adj) capable of producing the desired effect, effective; cogent
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bedlam
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(noun) any place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion; pandemonium, hullabaloo, hubbub
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alacrity
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(noun) eager willingness or readiness, often manifested by quick, lively action
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annotation
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(noun) a critical or exploratory note or commentary
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gist
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(noun) central idea of an argument or an argument or speech; essence, crux
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equanimity
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(noun) the quality or characteristic of being calm and even tempered; serenity, tranquility, imperturbability
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