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25 Cards in this Set
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auspicious, propitious
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very favorable
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gaffe
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a clumsy error
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impasse
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failure to reach an agreement
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anachronism
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a false assignment of an event, person, scene, or language to a time when the event, person, scene, or word did not exist
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belie
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to contradict, to prove false
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mitigate, mollify, assuage, alleviate
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to relieve, to lessen, to ease
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covet
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to strongly desire, to crave
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antithesis
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opposite
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prototype
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original model, initial design
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aloof
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detached, distant physically
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trite, hackneyed, banal, platitudinous, insipid
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unoriginal, commonplace
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antecedent
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a preceding event
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plausible
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believable
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prudent
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careful, cautious
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aesthetic
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relating to the nature of beauty or art, ascetics on a car for example
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paradox
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a contradictory statement that explains the truth
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enigmatic, inscrutable
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mysterious, puzzling
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acquiesce
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to comply, to give in
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naive, gullable
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lacking wordly expertise
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autonomy
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independence, self governance
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futile
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completely useless
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indegenous, endemic
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native to an area
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ubiquitous, prevalent
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characterized by being everywhere, omnipresent
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pandemic
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an epidemic that is geographically widespread
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fortitude
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strength of mind that allows one to endure pain with courage
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