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40 Cards in this Set
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obtuse
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insensitive; block-headed, slow in comprehension
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scrutinize
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to look very carefully; to examine
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congenial
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pleasant to be around; social, agreeable
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fjord
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a long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs or hills
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aspire
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something one hopes to achieve; goal
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martyr
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someone willing to sacrifice and even give his/her life for a cause; also one who pretends suffering to gain sympathy
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citadel
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a fortress overlooking a city; a stronghold
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doldrums
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a period or condition of depression or inactivity
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consensus
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general agreement
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blather
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to talk nonsensically
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defame
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to libel or slander; take away a good name
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curvilinear
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formed, bound, or characterized by curved lines
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elapse
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to pass or go by (said of time)
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veer
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change in direction
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karma
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fate, destiny; to detect good or bad vibrations from something or someone
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astute
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quick in discernment; shrewd, clever, keen
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misnomer
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an incorrect or inappropriate name
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resurgent
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a rise after defeat
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artisan
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a worker skilled in a craft
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draconian
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hard, severe, cruel
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amenable
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agreeable, responsible to authority, pleasant, willing to give in to the wishes of another
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precarious
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unsafe, unsteady, unstable
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criterion
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a standard or rule by which something can be judged; a basis for judgment
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guise
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appearance, semblance
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lesion
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wound, injury; especially one created by a disease
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gird
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to encircle as with a belt; to prepare as for action
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fetish
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an object of unreasonable obsessive reverence or attention
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disperse
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to scatter in various directions; distribute widely
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dissolution
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the breaking up into parts; termination of a legal bond or contract
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forage
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to search or hunt for food and provision
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denounce
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to condemn; to expose critically
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torque
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a turning or twisting force
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fathom
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to understand fully; to penetrate the meaning of
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docile
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easily taught or controlled; obedient, easy to handle
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hovel
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a small, miserable dwelling; an open, low shed
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balm
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something that soothes, heals or comforts; an oil or ointment
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divine
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to foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess
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alternative
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the choice between two mutually exclusive possibilities; a situation presenting such a choice
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countenance
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a person's face, especially the expression
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badger
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to tease, annoy, harass persistently
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