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39 Cards in this Set
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to refer to casually or indirectly
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alude
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supernaturally perceptive
one who possesses extrasensory powers |
clairvoyant
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serving to settle an issue
final |
conclusive
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not respectable, not esteemed
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disreputable
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native or confined to a particualr region or people
characteristic of or prevalent in a field |
endemic
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worthy of intimation
commendable serving as a model |
exemplary
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to understand, to get to the bottom of
to measure to depth of in water |
fathom
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treacherous cunning, deveit
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guile
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honesty
high moral standards an unimpaired condition |
integrity
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a route of travel
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itinerary
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to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
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misconstrue
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highly offensive
arousing strong dislike |
obnoxious
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to appease, soothe, pacify
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placate
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calm, peaceful
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placid
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powerful, highly effective
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potent
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a false reason,
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pretext
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to stick out, thrust forth
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protrude
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harsh, unrelieved, desolate, utterly
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stark
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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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to renounce
repudiate under oath to avoid shun |
abjure
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harsh in taste or odor, sharp in manner or temper
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acrid
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majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
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august
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emotionally hardened, unfeeling
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callous
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secret, concealed, underhanded
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clandestine
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remourse, regret
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compunction
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a large dectructive fire
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conflagration
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in high spirts, jubilant, extremely pleased
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elated
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not able to be erased ot removed
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indelible
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yealding to the wishes or demands of others
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indulgent
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fitmly established, long standing, habitual
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inveterate
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not to the point
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irrelevant
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of or occuring in the night
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nocturnal
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a common place, stale, or trite remark
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platitude
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to subdue, put down forcibly
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quell
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inactive, at rest
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quiescent
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to meditate, think about at lengty, to chew the cud
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ruminate
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unspoken, silent, implied, inferred
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tactic
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capable of being touched
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tangible
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incisive, keen, forceful, effective, cutting, caustic, distinct, clear cut
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trechant
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