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41 Cards in this Set
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palpable
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capable of being touched or felt
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taint
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to sully or tarnish
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tangible
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capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch
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staccato
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cut short or apart in performing; disconnected
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flounder
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to struggle to move or obtain footing
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lacerated
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torn jaggedly
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palatial
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of relating to or being a palace
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mirage
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an optical effect that is sometimes seen at sea, in the desert, or over a hot pavement, that may have the appearance of a pool in the water or a mirror in which distant objects are seen inverted, and that is caused by the bending and reflection of of rays of light by a layer of heated air of varying density
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disarming
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removing criticism or hostility
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amenity
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the quality of being pleasant or agreeable
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quarry
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a heap of the game killed in a hunt
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condone
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to regard or treat as respectable, forgivable, or harmless
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poise
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easy self-possessed assurance of manner; gracious tact in coping or handling
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gnaw
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to bite on or chew on with the teeth; especially persistently
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garret
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a room or unfinished part of the house under the roof
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disconsolate
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causing sadness or depression; also very unhappy
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privations
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hardships; lack of the things needed for a happy, healthy life
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acute
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marked by keen discernment or intellectual perception especially of subtle distinctions
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audacity
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intrepid boldness
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crevice
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a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack
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derision
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the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
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dissimulation
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a form of deception in which one conceals the truth
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hearken
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listen
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sagacity
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the quality of being keen is sense perception
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aesthetic
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relating to an appreciation for beauty
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allegiance
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loyalty
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deliberation
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careful thought, especially in making a decision
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impartial
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fair, unbiased
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imperious
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arrogant; self-important
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retribution
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punishment
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tribunal
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court of justice
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ibis
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any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical wading birds related to the herons but distinguished by a long slender downwardly curved bill
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clove
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one of the small bulbs developed in the axils of the scales of a large bulb
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caul
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a membrane sometimes surrounding the head of a child at birth
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piazza
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large porch on a house
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careen
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to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion
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vortex
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a whirling mass of water resembling a whirlpool
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infallibility
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incapable of error
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skiff
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any of various small boats esp. a flat-bottomed rowboat
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solder
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to bring or restore to firm union
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vermillion
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a vivid reddish-orange
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