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22 Cards in this Set
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the focus of attention, focal point
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cynosure
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dehydrated, shriveled, parched
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desiccated
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to take over, commandeer, appropriate
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preempy
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incompatible, discordant, jarring
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incongruous
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the front, exterior, surface, a mask, pretense
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facade
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seemly, becoming, tasteful, dignified
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decorous
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to hypnotize; to bewitch, entrance
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mesmerize
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dishonor, infamy, odium, shame, disgrace
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opprobrium
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to see fit, deem; to condescend, stoop
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deign
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an insult, slight, offense, to offend
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affront
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fiendish, barbarous, monstrous
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ghoulish
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remorseful, penitent, rueful
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contrite
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esoteric, arcane, recondite, occult
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abstruse
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a plot, scheme, maneuver, dirty trick
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machination
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oversimplified, simpleminded
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simplistic
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aware of conscious of; acquainted with
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cognizant
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to beget, generate, cause, to form
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engender
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heavenly, celestial, airy, gossamer
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ethereal
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a false story, wild rumor, hoax
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canard
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faultfinding, nit-picking, carping
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captious
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reputed, supposed, presumed
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putative
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effectiveness, potency, reliability
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efficacy
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