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49 Cards in this Set
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jeopardize (v)
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To put in danger; to risk, imperil
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juxtapose (v)
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to arrange side by side, one thing next to another
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languor (n)
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tiredness or weakness of body or mind;indolence, dreaminess, lassitude
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laudable (adj)
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deserving of praise; commendable
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loquacious (adj)
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extremely talkative; gabby, garrulous
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ludicrous (adj)
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appearing ridiculous or laughable;absurd
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malevolent (adj)
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exuding evil or intense hatrid
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lanifest (adj)
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readily understood or perveived; obvious, evident
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insidious (adj)
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alluring but dangerous; treacherous or deceitfully damaging
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intrinsic (adj)
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referring to the essential nature of a thing; innate
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iterate (v)
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to repeat over and over; to reiterate
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meretricious (adj)
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glamorous in a cheap, showy way;gaudy; also rooted in bigotry or hypocrytical views, therefore specious
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moot (adj)
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something debatable or in dispute; also plainly abstract, strictly academic
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mundane (adj)
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earthly as opposed to heavenly; worldly;ordinary or run=-of-the-mill; also menial
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nebulous (adj)
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Vague and uninformed;indistinct
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jeopardize (v)
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To put in danger; to risk, imperil
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juxtapose (v)
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to arrange side by side, one thing next to another
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languor (n)
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tiredness or weakness of body or mind;indolence, dreaminess, lassitude
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laudable (adj)
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deserving of praise; commendable
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loquacious (adj)
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extremely talkative; gabby, garrulous
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ludicrous (adj)
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appearing ridiculous or laughable;absurd
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malevolent (adj)
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exuding evil or intense hatrid
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lanifest (adj)
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readily understood or perveived; obvious, evident
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insidious (adj)
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alluring but dangerous; treacherous or deceitfully damaging
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intrinsic (adj)
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referring to the essential nature of a thing; innate
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iterate (v)
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to repeat over and over; to reiterate
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meretricious (adj)
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glamorous in a cheap, showy way;gaudy; also rooted in bigotry or hypocrytical views, therefore specious
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moot (adj)
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something debatable or in dispute; also plainly abstract, strictly academic
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mundane (adj)
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earthly as opposed to heavenly; worldly;ordinary or run=-of-the-mill; also menial
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nebulous (adj)
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Vague and uninformed;indistinct
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jeopardize (v)
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To put in danger; to risk, imperil
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juxtapose (v)
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to arrange side by side, one thing next to another
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languor (n)
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tiredness or weakness of body or mind;indolence, dreaminess, lassitude
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laudable (adj)
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deserving of praise; commendable
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loquacious (adj)
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extremely talkative; gabby, garrulous
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ludicrous (adj)
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appearing ridiculous or laughable;absurd
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malevolent (adj)
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exuding evil or intense hatrid
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lanifest (adj)
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readily understood or perveived; obvious, evident
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insidious (adj)
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alluring but dangerous; treacherous or deceitfully damaging
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intrinsic (adj)
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referring to the essential nature of a thing; innate
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iterate (v)
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to repeat over and over; to reiterate
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meretricious (adj)
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glamorous in a cheap, showy way;gaudy; also rooted in bigotry or hypocrytical views, therefore specious
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moot (adj)
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something debatable or in dispute; also plainly abstract, strictly academic
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mundane (adj)
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earthly as opposed to heavenly; worldly;ordinary or run=-of-the-mill; also menial
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nebulous (adj)
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Vague and uninformed;indistinct
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Nuance (n)
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a shade of difference or variation; subtlety; hint, trace
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Nurture (n)
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training or upbringing; education
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Nurture (v)
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to feed, nourish, raise
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obtuse (adj)
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slow to catch on; insensible or rather dull mentally
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