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60 Cards in this Set
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bland
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calming or soothing; not spicy or irritating; lacking flavor
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culinary
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having to do with cooking or the kitchen
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cutlery
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utensils used for eating
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devour
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to consume or eat up greedily
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morsel
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a very small piece or treat
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pungent
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having a sharp taste or smell
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quaff
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to drink heartily and deeply
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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savory
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pleasing to the taste or smell; appetizing
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simmer
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to cook gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point
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blight
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to have a negative effect on; to ruin
something that ruins or greatly harms; a terrible condition, environment, or process |
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cataclysm
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an intense and violent disaster or change
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decomposition
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the process of rotting, breaking down, or disintegrating
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eradication
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the act of tearing out by the roots, or of elimintating as if tearing out by the roots
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havoc
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widespread destruction and devastation; chaos
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mar
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to inflict damage or spoil the quality of
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obliterate
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to wipe out completely; to do away with, leaving no trace
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pugnacious
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combative; eager for a fight
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pulverize
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to crush into powder
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stagnant
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stale and foul because of lack of movement
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broach
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to bring up a subject for discussion
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convene
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to assemble formally
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debut
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to make a first public appearance; a formal presentation of a young woman into a society
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embark
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to board a plane or ship
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generate
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to create; to bring into being
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incipient
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beginning to exist or appear
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initiative
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a beginning or an introductory step; an opening move
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innovation
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something newly introduced or created
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novice
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a beginner
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overture
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a piece of music intented to introduce a longer work
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devious
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not straightforward; shifty
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duplicity
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deliberate deception in behavior or speech
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ficticious
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false or fake; adopted or assumed in order to decieve
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guile
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sly intelligence
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gullible
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easily deceived or fooled
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hypocritical
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giving a false appearance; saying one thing but doing another
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masquerade
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to disguise oneself
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overt
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open and observable
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reputable
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having a good reputation
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veracity
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truthfulness or accuracy; condormity to fact or truth
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acme
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the highest point in achievement
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adept
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very skillful
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aptitude
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natural ability; talent
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astute
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having shrewd judgement; observant, clever, and cunning
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finesse
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to achieve a goal or handle a situation with subtle skill
refinement, delicacy, and skill subtle; skillful in handling a potentially difficult situation |
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painstaking
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marked by or requiring great care
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precocious
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showing unusally early development or maturity
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prodigy
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a person, often young, with exceptional talents or powers
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resourceful
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effective and imaginative in solving problems; practical
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virtuoso
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a very skilled musician or othertupe of artist; an expert or master artist
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idiosyncracy
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an unusual habit of one particular person
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innocuous
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harmless; not likely to offend anyone
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obtrusive
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unpleasantly noticable; bold
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orthodox
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doing and believing what is commonly accepted or customary; following established faiths or beliefs
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prevalent
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widely or commonly existing or practiced
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prosaic
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dull; ordinary; lacking in imagination and spirit
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quaint
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charmingly odd, especially in an old-fasioned way
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rarity
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something that is very infrequent or scarce
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singular
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being the only one of a kind; unique
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trite
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overused and therefor lacking in interest
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