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15 Cards in this Set
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obdurate
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stubborn, hard-headed
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cryptic
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puzzling
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subjugate
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subdue, enslave
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disparage
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to belittle, to say nasty things about someone or something
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dulcet
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sweet sounding
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eminent
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well-known and respected
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flip
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overly casual, disrespectful
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serendipitous
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accident, by good fortune
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archetype
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the precursor, the model on which similar things are designed
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distended
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swollen by pressure within
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arcane
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mysterious, only known to a few people
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ponderous
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heavy, dull, massive
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sumptuous
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rich, luxurious, magnificent
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latent
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potential, present but not visible
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bellicose
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ready to make war
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