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18 Cards in this Set
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superior mental acuteness
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acumen
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to pretend
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dissemble
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to insert new material
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interpolate
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spotted or blotched in coloring
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mottled
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greed
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avarice
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putrefaction of plant or animal protein that cause food poisoning
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ptomaine
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full of menacing influences
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baleful
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acting like the Spartans of Greece, austere and disciplined
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Spartanism
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to transer to another's custody; entrust
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consign
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an unnaturally high-pitched voice
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falsetto
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innocent, naive
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ingenuous
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a swaggering display of courage
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bravado
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unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve; pouring out; overflowing
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effusive
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to erase; get rid of
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eradicate
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to establish oneself in the favor of someone else
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ingratiating
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restless, uneasy, impatient
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restive
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faithlessness
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perfidy
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incapable of being scrutinized; not easily understood; mysterious
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inscrutable
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