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20 Cards in this Set
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Beatific
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Blissful
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Behemoth
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a creature of enormous size
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Blandishment
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anything designed to flatter
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Cacophonous
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harsh sounding
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Chicanery
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trickery, deceptive practices or tactics
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Consign
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to give over to another's care
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Coup
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a highly successful stroke, a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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Euphemism
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a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh one
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Febrile
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feverish
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Gainsay
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to deny, contradict
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Imminent
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about to happen
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Innate
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inherent
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Loath
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unwilling
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Manifest
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clear, evident to the eyes or mind
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Minutiae
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small or trivial details
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Moratorium
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a suspension of activity
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Nostrum
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an alleged cure-all
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Pariah
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one who is rejected by a social group
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Visionary
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not practical
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wizened
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dry, shrunken
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