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22 Cards in this Set
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'febrile
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feverish; pertaining to or marked by fever (adj.)
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'euphemism
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a mild or inoffensive expression used in place of a harsh or unpleasant one (n.)
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com'plaisant
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obliging, wanting to please or serve others (adj.)
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ca'cophonous
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harsh-sounding, discordant (adj.)
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be'hemoth
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a creature of enormous size, power, or appearance (n.)
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'gainsay
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to deny, contradict; to dispute (v.)
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'blandishment
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anything designed to flatter or coax; sweet talk, apple-polishing (n.)
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chi'canery
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trickery, deceptive practices or tactics (n.)
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bea'tific
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blissful; rendering or making blessed (adj.)
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con'sign
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to give over to another's care, charge, or control; to entrust, deliver; to set apart for a special use (v.)
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coup
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a highly successful stroke, act, plan, or stratagem (n.)
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mi'nutiae
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small or trivial details, trifling matters (pl. n.)
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moratorium
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a suspension of activity, an official waiting period, an authorized period of delay (n.)
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re'plete
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filled to capacity; provided in abundance (adj.)
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'nostrum
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an alleged cure-all; a remedy or scheme of questionable effectiveness (n.)
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'wizened
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dry, shrunken, and wrinkled (often as the result of aging) (adj.)
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i'nnate
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natural ,inborn, inherent; built in (adj.)
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par'iah
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an outcast; one who is rejected by a social group or organization (n.)
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'imminent
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about to happen, threatening (adj.)
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loath
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unwilling, reluctant, disinclined (adj)
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'visionary
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not practical, lacking in realism; having the nature of a fantasy or dream; (adj.) one given to far-fetched ideas (n.)
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'manifest
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clear, evident to the eyes or mind (adj.); to show plainly, exhibit, evince (v.); a list of cargo and/or passengers (n.)
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