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15 Cards in this Set
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chimerical
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adj - wild or fanciful
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debacle
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n - total disorder
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efficacious
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adj - producing the intended result
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engender
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v - to produce or cause
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esoteric
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adj - secret or mysterious
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factotum
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n - a person employed to do a large number of different jobs
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ken
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n - range of knowledge
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malinger
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v - to pretend to be ill
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peremptory
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adj - made in expectation of immediate compliance
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perspicuity
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n - clarity and precision of presentation
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plenary
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adj - complete in every respect
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specious
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adj - having a false look of truth or genuineness
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spurious
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adj - false
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supercilious
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adj - coolly and patronizingly haughty
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urbanity
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n - politeness, good manners
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