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40 Cards in this Set
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baffle
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confuse
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cinema
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movies
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cinematography
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the art of making motion pictures
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despise
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look down on with contempt and disgust
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dispicable
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worthy of contempt
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ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm
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ebullience
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exuberance
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exaggerate
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overstate; go beyond the limits of the actual truth
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exaggeration
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overstatement
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exhort
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arouse by words; advise strongly
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expertise
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specialized skill
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finicky
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excessively concerned with trifles or details
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gall (v)
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make sore, irritate mentally, annoy
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gall (n)
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brazen boldness, nerve
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inane
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lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly
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insanity
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foolishness; shallowness
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indemnify
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compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimberse, repay
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occident
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west; countries of america and europe
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occidental
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western
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peruse
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read; look at fairly attentively; study
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persual
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reading; study
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scuffle (v)
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struggle at close quarters in a rough and confused manner; wrestle; grapple
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scuffle (n)
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brawl, fight
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spurn
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thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject
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stipend
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fixed pay for services; salary; regular allowance awarded a scholership winner
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surveillence
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close watch over a person, group, or area, supervision
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tepid
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moderately warm; lukewarm
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tepidly
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unenthusiastically; lukewarmly
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wager
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risk something on the outcome of a contest or uncertain event; gamble; bet
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wager
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bet
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expertise
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specialized skill
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finicky
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excessively concerned with trifles or details
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gall (v)
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make sore, irritate mentally, annoy
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gall (n)
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brazen boldness, nerve
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inane
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lacking significance or sense; pointless; silly
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insanity
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foolishness; shallowness
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indemnify
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compensate for loss, damage, or injury; reimberse, repay
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occident
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west; countries of america and europe
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occidental
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western
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peruse
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read; look at fairly attentively; study
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