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30 Cards in this Set
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protection or support; patronage; portent, omen, or augury, especially when based on the actions of birds
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auspices
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attended by favorable circumstances
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auspicious
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heedful of circumstances or consequences; prudent
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circumspect
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deserving of scorn or contempt; vile
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despicable
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self-examining; thinking about one's own thoughts and feelings
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introspective
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the quality of being clearly expressed or easily understood; the ability to perceive or understand keenly
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perspicuity
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likely to become or be; likely to happen; expected
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prospective
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having the ring of truth but actually false.
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specious
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a phantom; apparition; a threatening or haunting possibility.
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specter
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a broad sequence or range of related qualities, ideas, or activities; a range of values of a quantity or set of related quantities.
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spectrum
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acuteness of perception; keenness.
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acuity
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supremely accomplished or skilled; complete or perfect in every respect; complete; utter.
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consummate
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skill or adeptness in performance; dexterity; skill in deception; guile; shrewd or crafty in manipulation or deception; executed with or exhibiting ingenuity.
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cunning
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skillful; adroit.
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deft
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a natural gift or quality; funds or property donated to an institution, individual, or group as a source of income.
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endowment
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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy; working, acting, or speaking effortlessly; fluent; arrived at without due care, effort, or examination; superficial.
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facile
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not capable; not properly or well qualified; not adequate for the purpose; not sufficient; a person who is not capable or qualified for a particular task.
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incompetent
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awkward or clumsy; not suitable to the circumstances or occasion; inappropriate; lacking in judgment, sense, or reason; foolish.
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inept
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performing in a given art, skill, or branch of learning with expert correctness and facility; adept.
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proficient
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an innate inclination; tendency.
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propensity
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to address an earnest or urgent request to; implore; to request earnestly; beg for.
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beseech
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the act of coaxing by flattery or wheedling.
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blandishment
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to coax gently and persistently; wheedle.
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cajole
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to bring out; evoke; to call forth.
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elicit
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to direct with authority and emphasis; command; to prohibit or forbid.
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enjoin
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requiring immediate attention or remedy; urgent; requiring or demanding a great deal.
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exigent
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
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imperious
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a command, directive, or order; a court order enjoining or prohibiting a party from a specific course of action.
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injunction
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a beggar; depending on alms for a living; practicing begging.
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mendicant
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a question; inquiry; a doubt in the mind; to express doubt or uncertainty about; question; to put a question to.
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query
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