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30 Cards in this Set
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A false belief or opinion.
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Delusion
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To turn away.
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Avert
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An agent sent on a mission to represent or advance the interests of another.
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Emissary
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A complete failure.
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Fiasco
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About to occur; impending.
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Imminent
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Impossible to placate or appease.
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Implacable
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Disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy.
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Indolent
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The act of inquiring into a matter; an investigation.
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Inquisition
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To grind, crush, and chew.
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Masticate
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Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force.
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Predominant
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To seize by or as if by authority.
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Confiscate
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The quality or condition of being vivacious; liveliness.
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Vivacity
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To turn or direct inward.
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Introvert
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A visible trace, evidence, or sign of something that once existed but exists or appears no more.
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Vestige
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An accumulation of miscellaneous things.
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Conglomeration
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A young woman making a formal debut into society.
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Debutante
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Readily reshaped; pliable.
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Fluidity
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Lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or avowed, especially being concealed intentionally so as to deceive.
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Ulterior
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An ideal example of a type.
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Archetype
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Skeptical; disbelieving.
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Incredulous
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The quality of being offensively bold.
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Impudence
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A model of excellence or perfection of a kind.
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Paragon
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A native or inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
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Etruscan
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Automatic mechanical action.
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Automatism
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Of, relating to, or producing saliva.
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Salivary
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A disorderly commotion or disturbance.
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Tumult
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The manner of thinking, behaving, or reacting characteristic of a specific person.
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Temperament
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A boat race or a series of boat races.
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Regatta
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To admit or be admitted into a group, especially a college or university.
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Matriculate
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A sickness.
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Pleurosis
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