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40 Cards in this Set
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Canny
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Shrewd and careful; watchful of ones own interest
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Intrepid
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feeling or showing no fear; brave; courageous
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Lucrative
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producing wealth or profit
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Mentor
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A wise and loyal friend and advise
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Scanty
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Not enough or just barely enough; small in size or amount
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zest
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Great enjoyment of; excitement
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allege
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to state as a fact but without offering proof
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lurk
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to prowl or lie hidden; as though about to atttack
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Menagerie
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A collection of animals kept in cages for showing in public
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Naive
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1.Inexperienced; ready to accept without annalyzing
2. simple in a childlike way; innocent |
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Pander
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To give or promise what is wanted in order to please someone
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Plausible
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Seeming to be true but not nessasarily so
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Preposterous
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Too absurd to be beleived; ridiculous
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scrupulous
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1.Marked by close attention to the smallest detail
2. Acting in a correct and honest manner |
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Conjure
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1.To call forth by majic, or as if by magic
2.to bring mind; to recall or evoke |
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Homage
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honor or respect shown publicly
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Impromptu
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unplanned
without preparation |
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lush
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marked by richness of growth, especially vegetation
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pretentious
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drawing undeserved or innapropriate attention to oneself; showy
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prowess
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great skill or ability
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rustic
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1.of or relating to country life or people
2.lacking elegance or polish 3. a country person especiaially one though of as a simple cat |
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subtle
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1.so slight as to be not easily seen or understood
2. able to understand and fine shades of meaning |
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vocation
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a persons employment; occupation
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mottled
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marked with different colored patches or blotches
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murky
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dark; gloomy
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dissuade
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to prevent or discourage someone from doing something
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flabbergast
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to suprise so greatly that one is speechless; to amaze
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procure
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to get by making an effort' to obtain
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repudiate
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to refuse to support; to reject
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trifling
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of little value,importance, or meaning
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acclaim
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1.to praise strongly or applaud loudly
2.strong praise or loud applause; approval |
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spurn
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to refuse in a scornful way
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staunch
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faithful; true; stong
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grueling
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tiring; exhausting
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robust
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strong and vigorous
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apathy
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a lack of interest or concern
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delude
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to mislead; to deceive
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derelict
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1.dilapidated and abandoned
2.lacking sense of duty; negligence 3. a poor homeless person |
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detriment
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1. damage or harm
2.anything that causes harm |
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foster
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1. to promote the growth of; to encourage
2.giving or receiving care in a family that is not related by birth or adoptions |