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29 Cards in this Set
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beatific
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blissful
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behemoth
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huge, giant
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blandishment
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sweet talk
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cacophonous
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harsh sounding
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chicanery
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trickery, double dealing
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consign
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to entrust, to transfer
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coup
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a highly successful stroke
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euphemism
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substitute of mild language for harsh language
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febrile
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frantic, feverish
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gainsay
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to deny, to contradict
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imminent
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about to happen
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innate
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built in
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loath
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unwilling, reluctant
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manifest
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clear or evident to one's eyes
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minutia
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small or trivial details
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moratorium
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suspension of an activity
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nostrum
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alleged cure-all
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pariah
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one who is rejected by a social group
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visionary
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not practical, lacking in realism
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wizened
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dry, shrunken, and wrinkled
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carrion
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dead and rotten flesh
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entreaty
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earnest request or petition
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diffidence
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lacking self-confidence
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quay
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a landing place, especially one of solid masonry
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dapper
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neat; trim
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disinterest
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absence of interest
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garrulous
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excessively talkative in a rambling
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solicitous
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anxious or concerned
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indifference
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lack of interest or concern
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