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19 Cards in this Set
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Kindle
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To start a fire: to cause (a flame or blaze) to begin burning
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Insidious
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Intended to entrap or beguile: enticing but harmful; seductive
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Superficial
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Of the surface; concerned only with the obvious; apparent rather than real
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Futile
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Completely ineffective; serving no useful purpose
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Diverse
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Composed of different elements or qualities; unlike
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Provocative
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Serving or tending to stimulate or excite
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Incessant
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Continuing without interruption; constant
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Reverence
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A feeling or attitude of deep respect tinged with awe; veneration
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Enigma
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A puzzling or inexplicable occurrence; a baffling problem, situation or person
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Scrutinize
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To examin minutely; to conduct a searching inquiry
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Apathy
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Absence or suppression of passion. emotion or excitement; indifference
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Jocular
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Jovial and playful; given to jesting
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Integrity
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Uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles
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Disdain
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Looking upon or teating with contempt; thinking unworthy of notice
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Reclusive
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Living in seclusion; shut off or apart from the world
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Ludicrous
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Causing or deserving laughter because of absurdity
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Ludicrous
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Causing or deserving laughter because of absurdity
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Gratuitous
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Given without recompense or benefit; voluntary
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Hackneyed
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Made commonplace or trite; banal
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