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20 Cards in this Set
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abstruse
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extrmemely difficult to understand
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affront
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offense, to offend
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canard
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false rumor
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captious
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nit picking
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cognizant
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aware, informed
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contrite
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remorseful
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cynosure
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center of attraction
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decorous
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well behaved, socially proper
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deign
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deem, to think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something
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desiccated
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thoroughly dried out
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efficacy
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effectiveness, reliability
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engender
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generate, give rise to, produce
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ethereal
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heavenly, delicate
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facade
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mask, exterior
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ghoulish
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fiendish, monstrous
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incongrous
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incompatible
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machination
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plot, scheme
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mesmerize
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hypnotize
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opprobrium
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dishonor, disgrace
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putative
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supposed, presumed
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