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20 Cards in this Set
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to appease, soothe, pacify
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placate
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native or confined to a particular region or people, characteristic of a prevalent in a field
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endemic
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a route of travel, a record of travel, a guidebook
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itinerary
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harsh, unre;ieved, desolate
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stark
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serving to settle and issue, final
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conclusive
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to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
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misconstrue
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passing off or using as one's own the writing (or other materials) of another person
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plagiarism
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highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
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obnoxious
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to refer to casually or indirectly
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allude
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not respectable, not esteemed
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disreputable
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treacherous cunning, deceit
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guile
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calm, peaceful
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placid
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on or near the surface, concerned with or understanding only what is on the surface, shallow
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superficial
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a false reason, deceptive excuse
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pretext
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worthy of imitation, commendable, serving as a model
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ememplary
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powerful, highly effective
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potent
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supernaturally perceptive
one who possesses extrasensory powers, seer |
clairvoyent
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to understand, get to the bottom of, to determine the depth of
a measure of depth in water |
fathom
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honesty, high moral standards, unimpaired condition, completemess, soundness
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integrity
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to stick out, thrust forth
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protrude
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