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25 Cards in this Set
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Clandestine
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conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
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Deference
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a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard.
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Deleterious
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harmful to living things.
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Despotic
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a person who wields power oppressively; a tyrant.
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Discern
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to recognize or comprehend mentally.
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Disdain
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To regard or treat with haughty contempt; despise.
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Dogmatic
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characterized by assertion of unproved or unprovable principles.
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Effusion
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an unrestrained expression of emotion.
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Equivocal
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open to two or more interpretations.
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Expedient
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serving to one’s interest.
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Fastidious
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possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail.
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Fatuous
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devoid of intelligence.
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Garrulous
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Chatty!
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Impermeable
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preventing especially liquids to pass or diffuse through.
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Impertinent
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exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners.
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Impervious
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incapable of being penetrated.
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Innocuous
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Harmless
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Insipid
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Bland
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Instigation
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To urge on
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Mitigate
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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of.
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Nonchalance
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trait of not really caring or remaining calm.
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Pertinacity
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persistent determination.
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Prodigal
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a recklessly extravagant consumer.
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Salubrious
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Promoting health.
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Subtle
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difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze.
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