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30 Cards in this Set
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auspices
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protection or support
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auspicious
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attended by favorable circumstance
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circumspect
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heedful of circumstances and potential consequences; prudent
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despicable
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Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile
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introspective
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examining own sensory and perceptual experiences
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perspicuity
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clearly expressed or easily understood
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prospective
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Likely or expected to happen
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specious
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Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious
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spectar
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A ghostly apparition; a phantom
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spectium
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A range of values of a quantity or set of related quantities
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acuity
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Acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
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consummate
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Supremely accomplished or skilled
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cunning
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Marked by or given to artful subtlety and deceptiveness
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deft
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Quick and skillful; adroit
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endowment
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A natural gift, ability, or quality
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facile
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Done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy
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incompetent
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Not qualified in legal terms
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inept
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Bungling or clumsy
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proficient
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An expert; an adept
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propensity
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An innate inclination; a tendency
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bseech
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To address an earnest or urgent request to
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blandishment
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To coax by flattery or wheedling; cajole
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cajole
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To urge with gentle and repeated appeals
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elicit
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To bring or draw out
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enjoin
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To direct or impose with authority and emphasis
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exigent
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Requiring immediate action or remedy
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imperious
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Arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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injunction
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The act or an instance of enjoining; a command
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mendicant
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A beggar
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query
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A question; an inquiry
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