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22 Cards in this Set
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a postponement, delay, stoppage
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moratorium
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inborn, inherent, intrinsic, congenital
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innate
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averse, reluctant, indisposed, disinclined
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loath
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to exhibit, reveal, disclose; apparent
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manifest
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a panacea, cure-all, elixir
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nostrum
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trivia, trifles, minor details
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minutiae
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withered, shriveled, dried up, wrinkled
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wizened
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to dispute, deny, controvert, contradict
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gainsay
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utopian, idealistic; impratical
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visionary
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impending, looming, threatening
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imminent
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an allurement, enticement, cajolery
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blandishment
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bursting, bristling, filled
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replete
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sharp practice, double-dealing, trickery
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chicanery
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obliging, accommodating, eager to please
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complaisant
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an outcast, untouchable, persona non grata
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pariah
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blissful, rapturous, ecstatic, transcendant
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beatific
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a masterstroke, tour de force
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coup
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a milder substitue for a harsh or unpleasent expression
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euphemism
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harsh-souding, raucous, dissonant
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cacophonous
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feverish, frenetic
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febrile
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a mammoth, whale, elephant, colossus
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behemoth
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to transfer, deliver, remit, convey
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consign
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