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19 Cards in this Set
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Congenial
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1.getting along well with others; affable 2. Suited to one’s needs or tastes; agreeable
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Decipher
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1.to convert from a code or secret writing into ordinary language; to decode 2. To interpret the meaning of something puzzling; to solve
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Dissect
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1.to cut into in order to study 2. To study closely; to analyze
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Enigma
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Anything that is puzzling, mysterious, or hard to figure out
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Enigmatic
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Puzzling; mysterious
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Ineffectual
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Not bringing about the desired result, futile
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Infallible
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1.incapable of making an error; never wrong 2. Unlikely to fail or go wrong
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Irrepressible
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Incapable of being controlled or held back
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Luminous
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1.giving off light 2. Clear; easy to understand
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Millennium
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A period of one thousand years
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Mire
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n. an area of wet, swampy ground; deep mud v. to get stuck as if in a mire; unable to make progress
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Pestilence
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A rapidly spreading and usually fatal disease
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Stagnate
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To fail to develop, change, or move
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Stagnant
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Not moving , changing, or developing
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Sublime
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Great or noble in expression, thought or manner; splendid
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Vie
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To compete for, as in a contest
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Voluminous
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Having great bulk or volume; ample
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