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107 Cards in this Set
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clandestine
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hidden, secret, concealed
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covert
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secret, hidden
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furtive
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sneaky
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inconspicuous
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hardly noticeable
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sly
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underhanded, furtive
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stealthy
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secretive, sly
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surreptitious
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done or made in a secret, stealthy way
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unobtrusive
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inconspicuous; not easily noticed
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adversary
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an opponent
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advocate
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supporter; proponent
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artisan
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a person who is skillful with his or her hands
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ascetic
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a person who refreains from indulging in earthly pleasure
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charlatan
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a fraud; a quack or imposter
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hedonist
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a person who lives for pleasure
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orator
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a skillful public speaker
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pariah
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a social outcast
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raconteur
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a skillful storyteller
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skeptic
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a person who doubts
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virtuoso
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a highly skilled performer, usually a musical performer
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extraneous
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not necessary; not an essential part; not relevant
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frivolous
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not having subtance or a sense of importance or seriousness; silly; trivial; trifling
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incidental
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less important; minor
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inconsequential
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irrelevant; of no significance; unimportant
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irrelevant
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not relating to the matter at hand
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negligible
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able or likely to be neglected or bypassed due to smallness or lack of importance
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peripheral
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only marginally connected to what is truly important; minor or incidental; relating to the field of vision
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petty
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minor or trivial; small in quantity; paltry
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superficial
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lacking in depth or importance; on the surface
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trifling
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lacking significance; unimportant
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trivial
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unimportant; trifling; ordinary
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acute
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keen-minded; sharp
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astute
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sharp-minded; very clever
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discerning
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able to judge people and situations clearly
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erudite
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wise due to much reading and studying; scholarly
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incisive
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sharp; keen
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ingenious
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very clever or inventive
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judicious
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showing wisdom in judging people and situations
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perspicacious
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using wise judgementl sharp-minded
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prudent
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careful, cautious, and wise
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sagacious
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wise
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savvy
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smart; informed
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shrewd
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insightful; clever
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acrid
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bitter, harsh
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arid
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dry, lacking water
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aesthetic
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having to do with artistic beauty
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atheistic
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without a belief in any god
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ambiguous
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hard to understand; unclear; open to more than one interpretation
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ambivalent
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having conflicting feelings or opinions about something; unsure
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coalesce
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to have different opinions join together; fuse; converge
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convalesce
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to recover from an illness
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delusion
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a false opinion or belief
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allusion
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an indirect reference, often to literature
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illusion
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someting unreal that gives the appearance of being real
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imprudent
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careless; rash
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impudent
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rude; disrespecful
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indigenous
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native
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indigent
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poor; impoverished
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indignant
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angry
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intimate
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to suggest; to hint at
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intimidate
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to frighten; to hint at
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obscure
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hard to understant; abstract
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obtuse
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stupid; not clear or precise
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ponderable
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important enough to require a lot of thought
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ponderous
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very heavy or bulky; dull or lifeless
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abridge
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shorten
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accessible
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available; ready for use
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antidote
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something that relieves or prevents; a remedy that counteracts the effects of poison
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aspire
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to work toward or to have a goal
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autonomous
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independent
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bolster
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to support; to strengthen
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candor
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honesty, sincerity
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cynical
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believing that all other are motivated by self-interest
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fastidious
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very attentive to detail; fussy; meticulous
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gratify
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to please or indulge
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hamper
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to hinder; to prevent something from happening
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hardy
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healthy and strong; robust
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homogenous
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of the same kind; alike; uniform
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integrity
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holding firmly to values, such as honesty; completeness
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intrepid
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fearless
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linger
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to hang around; to stay
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lofty
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very high; towering; grand or noble
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mock
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to make fun of; to imitate
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nurture
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to care for, to nourish
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opportunist
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a person who seeks self-gain, even at the expense of others, without regard to values or moral principles
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proximity
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nearness
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tranquility
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peacefulness; calmness
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uniformity
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sameness
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vilify
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to slander or defame someone's name
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whimsical
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fanciful
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aggregate
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a sum total or mixture
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audacious
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very bold
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aviary
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an enclosed space for birds
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complementary
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serving to complete another
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debunk
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to prove wrong or false
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discrepancy
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difference
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ecletic
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taken from many different sources
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excerpt
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a portion of a text or musical piece that is taken, or extracted, from the whole
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glacial
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very cold or very slow moving
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insuperable
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unable to be overcome
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lithe
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nimble and flexible
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misanthrope
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someone who dislikes all people
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pitfall
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an unseen danger, risk, or drawback
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raze
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to tear down; to destroy
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replete
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filled-up; overflowing
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respite
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period of inactivity; a lull; a reprieve
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spurious
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false; counterfall; lacking logic; specious
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vaporize
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to turn to vapor, foam, or mist
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