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20 Cards in this Set
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APPEASE
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to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to
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BELATED
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late,tardy
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CALAMITOUS
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causing great misfortune
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CITE
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to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court; to commend, recommend
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CONVENTIONAL
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in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite
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DELVE
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to dig; to search deeply and thoroughly in
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ENSUE
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to follow in order, come immediately after and as a result
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GALLANTRY
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heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy
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DECOY
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to lure into a trap; a person or thing used to lure into a trap
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IMPART
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to make known, tell; to give, pass something on
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JUDICIOUS
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using or showing good jugment, wise, sensible
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MEDIATE
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to bring aout an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary
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MILIEU
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the setting, surroundings, environment
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OUTLANDISH
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strange, freakish, off, foreign-looking; geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits
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OVERBEARING
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domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant
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PERT
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high-spirited; lively ; bold, saucy; jaunty
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QUIRK
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a peculiar way of acting; asudden twist or turn
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REGALE
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to feast, entertain agreeably
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SHIFTLESS
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lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; ifefficient
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TAINT
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a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; to stain or contaminate
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