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30 Cards in this Set
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Mysterious
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Arcane
Enigmatic Inscrutable Esoteric |
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To scoff at
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Deride
Derision |
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To take in, become similar
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Assimilate
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Without material form or substance
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Incorporeal
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To manage economically; to conserve
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Husband
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To blacken, as in name or reputation
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Denigrate
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An original that serves as a model
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Prototype
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restrained and sober; sedate
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Staid
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a church exocommunication
One who is intensely disliked |
Anathema
Ecclesiastical |
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Sparing of words
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Laconic
Concise Terse |
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Dangerously lacking in security or stability
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Precarious
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The denial of traditional values; total skepicism
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Nihilism
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To resign
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Abdicate
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To catch sight of; to discern
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Descry
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A lengthy speech or argument,intended to be persuasive
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Spiel
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coiled;twisted;intricate; complicated
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convoluted
discombobulated |
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of or pertaining to a governor
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gubernatorial
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force of effort;a dent
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dint
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tedium; boredom
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ennui
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unselfish concern for the welfare of others
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altruism
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an ungrateful person
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ingrate
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showing careful attention to detail
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meticulous
persnickety fastidious |
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matter of fact; lacking in imagination or interest; dull
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prosaic
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something that restricts activity or free movement; to confine or hinder
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trammel
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not inherent or essential; originating from the outside; external
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extrinsic
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to alienate the affection or loyalty of
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disaffect
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of or befitting a son or daughter
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filial
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productive; fertile; fruitful
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fecund
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to reject the validity of; to refuse to recognize, acknowledge, or pay
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repudiate
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a strategem or trick; a disarming or seductive manner,device,or procedure
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wile
wily wiled,wiling |
