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59 Cards in this Set
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impervious
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incapable of being penetrated
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resolute
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firm
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mercenary
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motivated only by desire for money
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stymie
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obstacle
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spurious
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false
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unmarred
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unharmed
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dogmatic
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characterized by an assertion of unproved principles
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clandestine
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secret
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reticent
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disinclined to talk
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sanguine
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overly optimistic
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doctrinaire
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person inflexibly attached to a theory
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byzantine
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scheming, devious
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cogent
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convincing
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dalliance
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dwadling
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altruism
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generosity
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dearth
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lack
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affinity
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natural liking for a person
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conciliatory
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to reconcile
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exacerbate
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to increase the severity of
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perverse
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contrary
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vanquish
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to defeat
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paradigm
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a set of forms all that contain a particular element
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zenith
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summit
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periphery
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the external boundary
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inception
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beginning
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provincial
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local
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trifle
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to waste time
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harbinger
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forshadows or precedes
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compendious
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brief gist of something
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decry
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to express disapproval of
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defile
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to pollute, make dirty
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palpable
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obvious
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diaphanous
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see through
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anomalous
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irregular
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egalitarian
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person who believes in equality of all
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dilettante
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dabbler
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purveyor
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someone who supplies food
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iconoclast
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destroyer of images used in religion
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dictum
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motto
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respite
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relief, break
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supercilious
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arrogant, haughty
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cryptic
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puzzling
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aspersion
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unfavorable remark
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indigence
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extreme poverty
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perfidy
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disloyalty
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mitigate
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alleviate
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jingoism
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nationalism
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esoteric
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confined to an enlightened inner circle
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tenable
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based on sound reasoning
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flotsam
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debris at sea
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raiment
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clothing
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reconnaissance
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the act of exploring
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sustenance
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nutriment
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petulant
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easily irritated
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vindictive
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revengeful
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fastidious
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careful attention to detail
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treacle
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sentimental speech
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cursory
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not thorough
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ineffable
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indescribable
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