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40 Cards in this Set
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firmament
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The sky, considered as an arch
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theory about the sky
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trite
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Overused and consequently lacking in interest of originality
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cliché
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Overused expression
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reiterate
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To Repeat something
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permeate
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To spread through
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pervasive
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Present everywhere
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existential
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Relating to human existence
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sedentary
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The Tendency to sit around with no exercise
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tranquil
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Free of any disturbance or commotion
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labyrinthine
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Extremely complicated
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boisterous
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Full of noise and enthusiasm
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manifold
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Many different options
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conduit
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A channel or pipe of liquid
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vocation
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Somebody’s job or profession
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vicarious
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Experienced through another by imagining
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familial
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Relating to or involving Families
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aggregate
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Collected Together from different sources and considered as a whole
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exemplary
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Setting an Example
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ambivalent
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Having mixed or unsure feelings about something
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vacillate
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being unable to decide
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amorous
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Expressing of feeling love
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amorphous
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Having no shape or structure
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nebulous
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not clear
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abort
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The removing of the fetus
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placid
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Calm in nature or appearance
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repose
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The state of rest or inactivity
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revel
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To take Great Pleasure in something
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salutation
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A sign of greeting
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sordid
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Demonstrating bad aspects of the human nature
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repulse
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To repel a attacking military force
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licentious
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Pursuing desires aggressively and selfishly, especially in sexual matters
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judicious
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Sensible and wise
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stupefy
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To amaze
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pithy
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Brief and to point
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empathetic
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understanding in others feelings
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sympathy
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capacity to share feelings
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empathy
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the understanding of others feelings
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inundate
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to overwhelm somebody
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rife
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found widely or frequently
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strife
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bitter conflict or rivalry
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