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25 Cards in this Set
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lurid
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causing shock or horror; gruesome
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malaise
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a general feeling of depression; uneasyness
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malleable
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easily changed and controlled by other forces
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marginalize
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to relegate to a lower position
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mediate
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to resolve or settle differences by working with all the conflicting parties
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meticulous
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extremely careful and precise
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minimize
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to represent as having the least degree of importance, value, or size
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mitigate
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to lessen
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mollify
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to soothe
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momentous
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of up most importance
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moratorium
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a suspension of an ongoing or planned activity
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monotony
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repetitiveness
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monumental
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impressively large
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mosaic
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a picture or decorative design made by setting small colored pieces of glass into a surface
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muddle
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to confuse
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myriad
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constituting a very large,indefinite number
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naivete
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the state of being uncritical; gullible
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notorious
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infamous
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noxious
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corrupting
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nuance
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a slight degree of difference
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obdurate
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stubborn
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oblique
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devious; dishonest
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obsequious
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kissing up`
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opacity
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obscurity; impenetrability
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oracular
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prophetic
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