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20 Cards in this Set
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pertaining to beauty; sensitive or responsive to beauty
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Aesthetic
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no longer in existence or functioning, dead
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Defunct
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to frustrate, thwart or defeat; to confuse, perplex, or embarrass
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Discomfit
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to take up and support; to become attached to, adopt; to marry
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Espouse
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an object believed to have magical powers; an object of unreasoning devotion or reverence
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Fetish
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living together in a heard or group; sociable, seeking the company of others
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Gregarious
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marked by persistent absence of good luck
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Hapless
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faultless, beyond criticism or blame
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Impeccable
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to trouble with demands; to beg for insistently
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Importune
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to insert between other parts or things; to present as an addition or correction
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Interpolate
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incapable of being repaired or rectified
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Irreparable
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concise, using few worlds
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Laconic
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to become weak, feeble or dull; to droop; to be depressed or dispirited; to suffer neglect
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Languish
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given to lying or deception; untrue
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Mendacious
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the lowest point
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Nadir
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present in all places at all times
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Omnipresent
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done in a superficial or halfhearted manner; without interest or enthusiasm
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Perfunctory
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expressive of sorrow or woe, melancholy
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Plaintive
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to make suitable repayment, as for a kindness, service, or favor; to make retaliation, as for an injury or wrong; to reciprocate
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Requite
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equivalent, having the same meaning, value or effect
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Tantamount
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