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40 Cards in this Set
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extremely difficult to understand
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abstruse
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an open or intentional insult, a slight; to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront
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affront
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a false rumor, fabricated story
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canard
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excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up
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captious
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aware, knowledgeable, informed, having jurisdiction
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cognizant
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regretful for some misdeed or sin, plagued by a sense of guilt, thoroughly penitent
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contrite
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the center of attraction, attention, or interest, something that serves to guide or direct
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cynosure
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well behaved, dignified, socially proper
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decorous
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to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something, to condescend
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deign
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thoroughly dried out, divested of spirit or vitality, arid and uninteresting
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desiccated
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the power to produce a desired result
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efficacy
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to bring into existence, give rise, to produce, to come into existence, assume form
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engender
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light airy, delicate, highly refined, suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)
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ethereal
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the front or face of a building, a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind)
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facade
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revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead
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ghoulish
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not in keeping, unsuitable, incompatible
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incongrous
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machination
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a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to accomplish some (usually evil) end
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to hypnotize, entrance, to fascinate, enthrall, bewitch
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mesmerize
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disgrace arising from shameful conduct, contempt, reproach
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opprobrium
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generally regarded as such, reputedhypothesized, inferred
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putative
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blissful; rendering or making blessed
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beatific
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a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
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behemoth
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anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing
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blandishment
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harsh-sounding, raucous discordant, dissonant
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cacophonous
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trickery , deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
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chicanery
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to give over to another's care, charge, or ocntrol, to entrust, deliver, to set apart for a special use
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consign
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a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour deforce, act, plan, or stratagem, a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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coup
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a mild or innofensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one, a substitute
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euphemism
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feverish, pertaining to or marked by fever; frenetic
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febrile
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to deny, contradict, controvert, to dispute, oppose
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gainsay
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about to happen, threatening
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imminent
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natural, inborn, inherent, built-in
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innate
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unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
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loath
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clear, evident to the eyes or mind...to show plainly, exhibit, evince...a list of cargo and/or passengers
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manifest
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small or trivial details, trifling matters
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minutiae
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a suspension of activity, an official waiting period, an authorized period of delay
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moratorium
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an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness
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nostrum
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one who is rejected by a social group or organization
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pariah
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not practical, lacking in realism, having the nature of a fantasy or dream...one given to far-fetched ideas...a a dreamer or seer characterized by vision or foresight
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visionary
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dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as result of aging)
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wizened
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