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27 Cards in this Set
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Recantation
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to retract
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Axiom
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an accepted truth
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Cephalic
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of or relating to the head; directed toward or situated on or near the head
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Angular
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having angles; measured in angles; lean and bony
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Scapula
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shoulder blade
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Windjammer
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a sailing ship; also one of its crew
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Rapprochement
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an establishment of harmonious relations
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Executrix
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a woman named to carry out a will
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Legerdemain
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slight of hand; a display of skill or adroitness
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Blandishments
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coaxing or flattering words
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Benefience
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state of doing or producing good
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Capriciousness
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impulsive and unpredictable; whimsical
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Loquacious
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talkative
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Taciturn
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silent
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Garrulous
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very talkative
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Conciliating
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to overcome the trust of/win over; to reconcile
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Coke
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a solid carbon produced by coal; drink; drug
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Greisen
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a crystalline rock consisting of quartz and mica
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Dereliction
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deliberate neglect; abandoning or being abandoned
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Theocentric
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having god as the central interest and ultimate concern
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Fatuous
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foolish or silly
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Compendious
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summary
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Recalcitrant
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resisting control
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Deferent
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showing polite respect; respectuflly yeilding
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Perfidious
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treachory
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Mendacious
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untruthful; apt to lie
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Arcanum
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mysterious knowledge, language, or information accessible only by the initiate
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