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20 Cards in this Set
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Apothecary
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a druggist; a pharmacist
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Repertoire
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the list of dramas, operas, parts, pieces, etc., that a company, actor, singer, or the like, is prepared to preform
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Dictum
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an authoritative pronouncement; judicial assertion
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Predilection
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a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality
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Entailment
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process of limiting in heritance to a specific sequence of heirs, usually applied to large estates
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Stricture
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a remark or comment, especially an adverse criticism
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Concession
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the act of conceding or yielding, as a right, a privilege, or a point or fact in an argument; compromise
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Chattel
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Law. a movable article of personal property
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Foray
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an attempt to do something for the first time
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Taciturn
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inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation
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Ambled
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to go at a slow easy pace; stroll; saunter
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Malevolent
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wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious
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Indigenous
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originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native (often followed by to)
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Disapprobation
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disapproval; condemnation
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Illicitly
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not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful
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Diminutive
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small; little; tiny
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Auspicious
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promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable
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Tacit
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understood without being openly expressed; implied
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Amiable
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having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable
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Benevolence
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desire to do good to others; goodwill; charitableness
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