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34 Cards in this Set
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aplomb
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(n) poise
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apogee
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(n) point fartherst from the earth; high point
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bolus
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n, soft mass of chewed food; large pill
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comatose
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(v)in a sleeplike state
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dissipate
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spend wastefully, disperse, vanished
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fecund
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fertile
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iconoclastic
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given to attacking established beliefs and institutions
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incubus
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nightmare; burden
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longevity
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long life
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mince
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chop finely; choose carefully for a polite effect; (ing)... affectedly dainty
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obdurate
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stubborn
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patina
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surface appearance; greenish film
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pusillanimous
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fainthearted
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risible
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arousing laughter
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sedulous
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diligent
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sycophantic
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servilely flattering
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turbid
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muddy
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accretion
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gradual coming together; process of growth by accumulation
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bier
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stand for coffin
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canard
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absurd report spread as a hoax
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dastardly
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cowardly
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endemic
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restricted to a particular area
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feral
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beastlike
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immolate
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kill as a sacrifice
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ingrate
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ungrateful person
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lucent
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clear; luminous
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mulct
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(verb) get money from by fraud
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olfactory
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(adj)of the sense of smell
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perspicacious
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astute
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remiss
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negligent in performing a duty
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rococo
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(adj) elaborately ornamental
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sonic
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(adj) sound
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sylvan
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(adj) wooded
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unanimity
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(noun) complete agreeement
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