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19 Cards in this Set
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To refer to casually or indirectly
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allude
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supernaturally perceptive, one who possesses powers, seer
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clairvoyant
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serving to settle and issue; final
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conclusive
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not respectable, not esteemed
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disreputable
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native or confined to a paticular region or people: characteristic of or prevalent in a field
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endemic
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worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model
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exemplary
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to understand, get to the bottom of; measure of depth of water
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fathom
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treacherous cunning deceit
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guile
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honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired conditon, completeness, soundness
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integrity
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guidebook, route of travel
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itinerary
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interpret wrongly mistake the meaning of
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misconstrue
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highly offensive, arousing strong dislike
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obnoxious
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to appease, soothe, pacify
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placate
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calm, peaceful
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placid
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powerful highly affective
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potent
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false reason, deceptive excuse
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pretext
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to stick out, thrust forth
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protrude
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harsh, unrelieved, desolate, utterly
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stark
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on or near the surface; concerned with or understanding what is on the surface, shallow
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superficial
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