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22 Cards in this Set
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impor'tune
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to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently (v.)
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'fetish
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an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence (n.)
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es'pouse
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to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry (v.)
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in'terpolate
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to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction (v.)
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gre'garious
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living together in a herd or group, sociable seeking the company of others (adj.)
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aes'thetic
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pertaining to beauty, sensitive or responsive to beauty, artistic (adj.)
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dis'comfit
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to frustrate, thwart, or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass (v.)
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'hapless
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marked by persistent absence of good luck (adj.)
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con'jecture
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a guess, tentative theory (n.) to make a guess, surmise (v.)
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im'peccable
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faultless, beyond criticism or blame (adj.)
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de'funct
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no longer in existence or functioning, dead (adj.)
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la'conic
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concise, using few words (adj.)
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'nadir
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the lowest point (n.)
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'languish
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to become weak, feeble, or dull, to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect (v.)
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i'rreparable
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incapable of being repaired or rectified (adj.)
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per'functory
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done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm (adj.)
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men'dacious
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given to lying or deception; untrue (adj.)
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omni'present
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present in all places at all times (adj.)
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'tantamount
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equivalent, having the same meaning, value or effect (adj.)
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re'quite
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to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate (v.)
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'plaintive
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expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy (adj.)
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unre'generate
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persisting in holding obstinately to old ideas or habits; unrepentant, unreformed (adj.)
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