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25 Cards in this Set
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Collusion
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secret agreement or cooperation
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Convivial
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festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
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Countermand
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to cancel or reverse one order or command with another that is contrary to the first
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Coup
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a highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem; a sudden takeover of power or leadership
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Credence
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belief, mental acceptance
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Cynosure
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the center of attraction, attention, or interest; something that serves to guide or direct
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Decorous
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well behaved, dignified, socially proper
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Decry
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to condemn, express strong disapproval; to officially depreciate
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Demur
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to object or take exception to; an objection
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Desiccated
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thoroughly dried out; divested of spirit or vitality; arid and uninteresting
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Eclectic
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drawn from different sources; one whose beliefs are drawn from various sources
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Effrontery
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shameless boldness, impudence
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Embellish
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to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
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Emulate
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to imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
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Epicurean
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devoted to the pursuit of pleasure; a person with discriminating tastes
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Eschew
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to avoid, sun, keep away from
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Ethereal
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light, airy, delicate; highly refined
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improvident
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not thrifty, failing to plan ahead
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incumbent
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required; one who holds specific office at a certain time
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inexorable
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inflexible, relentless
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irrefutable
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impossible to disprove, indisputable
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laconic
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concise, terse
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ludicrous
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ridiculous, risible
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luminous
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emitting or reflecting light
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macabre
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grisly, gruesome, horrible
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