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50 Cards in this Set
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obtuse
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person slow in learning
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serendipity
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unexpected gift
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maul
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to injure
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concede
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to acknowledge as true
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putative
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accepted as true on inadequate gounds
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placebo
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something presented as a drug
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plummet
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to decline
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regress
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to return to previous state
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tyranny
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arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power
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periphery
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a boundary line
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unassuming
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modest
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jeopardy
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risk of loss or injury
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fervent
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passionate
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benediction
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blessing
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decor
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a decorative style or scheme as of a room
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pungent
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Sharp to the smell or taste
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entourage
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a group of follower
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gregracious
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enjoying company of others
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annul
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invalid
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cleave
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to split or cut in half
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inalienable
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not able to be taken away
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laden
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loaded
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leery
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suspicious
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eulogy
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speech written in praise of someone who has died
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strut
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to walk with proud
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pejorative
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downgrading
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hallowed
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set apart as holy
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suave
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effortlessly smooth in social situation
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gambol
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to leap about playfully
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efface
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to rub out
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belittle
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to put down
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levity
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lack of seriousness
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disconnect
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to make confused
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empiricial
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based on experience rather than theory
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fluctuate
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to move back and forth or up and down
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replicate
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copy
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counterintuitive
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common sense
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balmy
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soothing
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refuge
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shelter
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voluntary
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willing
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paramount
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supreme
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anecdote
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a brief story
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determinate
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having exact limits
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qualify
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to modify
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lair
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the dwelling of wild animal
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dilemma
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a situation in which one must choose between two equally bad alternatves
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pittance
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small amount esp money
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binge
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period of uncontrolled self indulgence
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civic
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pertaining to a city or citizen
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curb
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to restrain
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