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20 Cards in this Set
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Lethargy (adj)
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The quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
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Recondite (adj)
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Beyond ordinary knowledge or understanding.
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Conspicuous (adj)
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Easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable.
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Archaic (adj)
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Primitive; ancient; old.
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Imminent (adj)
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Likely to occur at any moment; impending.
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Predator (n)
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Any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
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Coalesce (v)
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To unite so as to form one mass, community, etc.
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Exalt (v)
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To praise; extol.
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Exult (v)
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To show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant.
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Extraneous (adj)
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Not pertinent; irrelevant.
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Incantation (n)
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The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits, producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results; enchantment.
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Assuage(v)
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To make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate; sooth; calm; mollify.
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Insuperable (adj)
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Incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted.
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Assiduous (adj)
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Constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive.
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Indulgent (adj)
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Yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable.
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Avarice (n)
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Insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
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Squander (v)
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To spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully.
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Penurious (adj)
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Excessively sparing in the use of money due to poverty or pertaining to poverty or lack of wealth; sordid; stingy; miserly.
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Debunk (v)
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To expose or excoriate (a claim, assertion, sentiment, etc.) as being pretentious, false, or exaggerated.
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Eccentric (adj)
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Deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd.
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