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20 Cards in this Set
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Assuage
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To make (something burdensome or painful) less intense or severe.
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Malevolent
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Having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious.
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Foray
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A sudden raid or military advance.
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Apothecary
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One that prepares and sells drugs and other medicines; a pharmacist.
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Predilection
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A partiality or disposition in favor of something; a preference.
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Nebulous
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Cloudy, misty, or hazy.
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Dictum
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Law
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Repertoire
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The stock of songs, plays, operas, readings, or other pieces that a player or company is prepared to perform.
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Indigenous
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Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment.
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vapid
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liveliness, animation, or interest; dull.
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tacit
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Implied by or inferred from actions or statements
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Diminutive
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extremely small in size; tiny.
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Benevolence
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an inclination to perform kind, charitable acts.
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Auspicious
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Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious
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prowess
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Superior skill or ability
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ascertain
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To discover with certainty, as through examination or experimentation.
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Aberration
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A deviation from the proper or expected course.
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dismember
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To cut, tear, or pull off the limbs of.
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Unfathomable
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Difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible.
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arbitrator
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One having the ability or power to make authoritative decisions
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