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22 Cards in this Set

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to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
importune
an object believed to have magical powers; an object of reasoning devotion or reverence
fetish
to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt, marry
espouse
to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
interpolate
living together in a herd or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
gregarious
pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty, artistic
aesthetic
to frustrate, thwart or defeat; to confuse, perplex or embarrass
discomfit
marked by persistent absence of good luck
hapless
a guess, tentative theory

to make a guess, surmise
conjecture
faultless, beyond criticism or blame
impeccable
no longer in existence or functioning, dead
defunct
concise, using few words
laconic
the lowest part
nadir
to become weak, feeble or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited, to suffer neglect
languish
incable of being repaired or rectified
irreparable
done in superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
prefunctory
given to lying or deception; untrue
mendacious
present in all places at all times
omnipresent
equivalent, having the same meaning, value or effect
tantamount
to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
requite
expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
plaintive
persisting in holding obstinately to old ideas or habits; unrepentant, unreformed
unregenerate