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25 Cards in this Set
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Assailant
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One who attacks.
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Assailant (N) - One who attacks. [Middle French]
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Badger
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To pester; to bother someone to do something
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Badger (V) - To pester; to bother someone to do something [Middle English]
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Benign
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kindly; favorable; not harmful
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Benign (Adj) - kindly; favorable; not harmful [Old French]
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Captivate
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charm; fascinate
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Captivate (V) - charm; fascinate; [Latin]
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Defiance
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opposition; willing to resist
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Defiance (N) - opposition; willing to resist [Old French]
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Elusive
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evasive; hard to grasp
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Elusive (Adj) - evasive; hard to grasp [Latin]
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Fallacious
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false; misleading
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Fallacious (Adj) - false; misleading; [Latin]
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Heed
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pay attention to; think of
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Heed (V) - pay attention to; think of [Old German]
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Inconsistency
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state of being self-contradictory
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Inconsistency (N) - state of being self-contradictory [Old French] |
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Initiate
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begin; originate
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Initiate (V) - begin; originate; [Latin]
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Malice
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hatred; spite
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Malice (V) - hatred; spite; [Old French]
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Misconception
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misunderstanding
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Misconception (N) - misunderstanding; [Latin]
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Notorious
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widely known; scandalous
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Notorious (Adj) - widely known; scandalous [Latin]
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Obliterate
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To destroy completely
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Obliterate (V) – To destroy completely [Latin]
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Plagiarize
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steal another person's words/ideas as one's own
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Plagiarize (V) - steal another person's words/ideas as one's own [Modern English]
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Profound
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deep; not superficial
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Profound (Adj) - deep; not superficial [Old French] |
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Refute
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Disprove; Prove to be false
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Refute (V) – Disprove; Prove to be false [Middle French] |
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Reticent
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Reserved; inclined to be silent
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Reticent (Adj) – Reserved; inclined to be silent; [Latin]
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Seclusion
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isolation; solitude
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Seclusion (N) - isolation; solitude [Latin]
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Superficial
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trivial; shallow
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Superficial (Adj) - trivial; shallow; [Latin]
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Termination
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End of something |
Termination (N) – End of something; [Old French]
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Versatile
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Having many talents; Able to use many different ways
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Versatile (Adj) – Having many talents; Able to use many different ways [Latin]
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Wily
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being very tricky; sneaky;
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Wily (Adj) - being very tricky; sneaky; [Scandinavian]
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Alleviate
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relieve; lessen
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Alleviate (V) - relieve; lessen; [Middle French]
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Authentic
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Genuine; Real
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Authentic (Adj) – Genuine; Real [Old French]
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