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21 Cards in this Set
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Propensity
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(n) a natural inclination or tendency
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Banter
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(n) playful teasing; (v) to tease playfully
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Assignation
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(n) an appointment to meet, especially secretly by lovers
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Impute
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(v) to attribute to another, especially a fault or misconduct
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Reciprocate
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(v) to give and get in return
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Bemuse
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(v) to preoccupy
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Wont
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(Adj) accustomed
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Anecdote
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(n) a short, entertaining account of some event
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Limelight
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(n) a prominent position before the public
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Emulate
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(v) to try to equal or surpass
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Arbitrate
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(v) to judge and decide the outcome of a dispute
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Analogy
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(n) the implication that particular resemblances imply further similarities
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Equanimity
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(n) calmness of mind; composure
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Indelible
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(adj) that cannot be erased, cannot be blotted out
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Countenance
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(n) facial expression
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Proximity
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(n) nearness
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Posit
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(v) to suppose to be a face; postulate
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Demeanor
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(n) outward behavior; conduct; deportment
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Pantomime
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(n) actions and gestures without words (v) to express or act out without using words
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Circuitous
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(adj) roundabout; indirect
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Skeptical
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(adj) doubting; questioning
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