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30 Cards in this Set
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juju
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an object superstitiously believed to embody magical powers.
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chagrin
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acute vexation or embarrassment.
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metier
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an occupation, especially in which one excels.
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facile
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easily done or performed.
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perforce
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by necessity.
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evanescent
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fleeting.
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quotidian
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occurring daily; also, ordinary.
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specious
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apparently right but not so in reality.
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munificent
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very generous.
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indolent
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lazy; inactive.
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intransigent
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uncompromising.
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tortuous
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marked by repeated turns and bends.
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paucity
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fewness; insufficiency.
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autodidact
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one who is self-taught.
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fatuous
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inanely foolish; stupid; also, llusory.
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complement
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something that fills up or completes.
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taciturn
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not inclined to talk.
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en masse
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all together; as a whole.
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confluence
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a flowing or coming together.
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maudlin
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excessively sentimental.
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enervate
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to weaken.
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recondite
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difficult to understand.
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paroxysm
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an outburst; a fit.
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copious
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large in quantity; also, affording an abundant supply.
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exalt
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to praise, glorify, or honor.
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erroneous
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containing or characterized by error.
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prescience
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knowledge of events before they take place.
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ineluctable
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impossible to avoid or evade.
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obdurate
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hardened in feelings or in wrongdoing; unyielding.
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banal
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commonplace; trivial.
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