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21 Cards in this Set
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precarious
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depending on the will or pleasure of another
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melee
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a confused struggle ; especially : a hand-to-hand fight among several people
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talisman
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an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
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pious
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showing loyal reverence for a person or thing
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Deference
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respect and esteem due a superior or an elder
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demography
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the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics
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Inoculation
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: the introduction of a pathogen or antigen into a living organism to stimulate the production of antibodies
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Despoil
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to strip of belongings, possessions, or value
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Volatile
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unable to hold the attention fixed because of an inherent lightness or fickleness of disposition
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Caparisoned
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to provide with or as if with a rich ornamental covering
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Consummate
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extremely skilled and accomplished
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Perennial
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present at all seasons of the year
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Malign
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evil in nature, influence, or effect
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Antithetical
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being in direct and unequivocal opposition
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conscripted
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to enroll into service by compulsion
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perfidy
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the quality or state of being faithless or disloyal
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indulgent
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giving free reign
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pragmatic
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relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters
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internecine
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marked by slaughter
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avatar
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an incarnation in human form
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Plausible
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superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
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