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15 Cards in this Set
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blithe
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adj - casual, carefree
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cavalier
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adj - dismissive, carefree
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culpability
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noun - the state of being blameworthy
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legerdemain
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noun - a sleight of hand
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noisome
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adj - disgustingly offensive
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nugatory
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adj - of little importance
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piety
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n - religious righteousness
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procrustean
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adj - producing conformity by ruthless means
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pyrrhic
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adj - sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat someone or something
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saturnine
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adj - bitter
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sinecure
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n - an easy but well-paid job
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tome
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n - one book in a set
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traduce
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v - cause humiliation by making false statements
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urbane
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adj - polite and refined
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excoriate
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v - to censure, to speak ill of
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