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19 Cards in this Set
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cardinal
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Adj. of foremost importance
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spontaneously
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Adv. occurring apparently without cause
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forlorn
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Adj. nearly hopeless (also: sad and lonely; destitute)
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inscribed
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Adj. written
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predantic
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Adj. having a narrow concern for book learning and technicalities
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Exotic
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Adj. strikingly unusual
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inopportune
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Adj. ill timed
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embellish
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Verb. to add details to make more attractive (also: adorn)
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admonish
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Verb. reprimand
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aesthetic
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Adj. pertaining to beauty or art
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diligent
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Adj. making apersistent and painstaking effort
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speculate
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Verb. to conjecture
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circumspect
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Adj. cautious
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affable
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Adj. friendly
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inexplicable
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Adj. difficult or impossible to explain
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pretentious
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Adj. making an extravagant show; ostentatious
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gambit
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Noun. carefuly considered strategy
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sensibility
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Noun. refined awareness and appreciation in feeling
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astute
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Adj. keen in judgment; shrewd
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