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18 Cards in this Set
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Appease
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to make calm, soothe; to reliecve, satisfy; to yield to
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Belated
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late, tardy
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Calamitious
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causing great misfortune
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Cite
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to quote; to ment; on; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend
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Conventional
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in line with accepted ides or standard; trite
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Decoy
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to lure into a trap; a person or thing used to lure into a trap
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Delve
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to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly into
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Ensue
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to follow in order, come immediateley after and as a result
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Gallantry
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heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy
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Impart
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to make known, tell; to give, pass on something
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Judicious
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uising or showing good jdgement, wise, sensible
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Mediate
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to bring about an agreement between persons or groups,as a go between; occupying a middle position; indirect, acting though an intermediary
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Milieu
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the setting, surrounding, environment
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Outlandish
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strange, freakish, weird, foreign looking; out-of-the-way, geographiccallyremote; exceedingly reasonable limits
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Ovebearing
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domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominent
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Pert
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high-spirited; lively; bold, saucey; jaunty
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Quirk
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a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn
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Regale
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to feast; entertain agreeable
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