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20 Cards in this Set
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affiliated
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(adj.) associated, connected
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ascertain
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(v.) to find out
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attainment
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(n.) an accomplishment, the act of achieving
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bequeath
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(v.) to give or pass on as inheiritance
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cogent
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(adj.) forceful, convincing, relevant, to the point
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converge
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(v.)to move toward one point, approach nearer together
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disperse
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(v.)to scatter, spread far and wide
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esteem
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(v.)to regard highly, (n.) a highly favorable opinion or judgement
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expunge
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(v.)to erase, obliterate, destroy
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finite
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(adj.)having limits, lasting for a limited time.
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invulnerable
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(adj.)not able to be wounded or hurt, shielded against attack
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malevolent
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(adj.)spiteful, showing ill will
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nonchalant
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(adj.)cool and confident, unconcerned
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omniscient
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(adj.)knowing everything, having unlimited awareness or understanding
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panacea
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(n.) a remedy for all ills, cure-all, an answer to all problems
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scrupulous
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(adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standards, principled
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skulk
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(v.) to move about stealthily, to lie in hiding
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supercilious
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(adj.) proud and contemptous, showing scorn because of a feeling of superiority
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uncanny
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(adj.) strange, mysterious, weird, beyond explanation
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venial
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(adj.) easily excused, pardonable
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