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20 Cards in this Set
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Indecorous (ADJ)
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Unseemly; vulgar; lacking good taste
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Derisive (ADJ)
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Mocking, contemptuous, heckling.
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Anecdote (N)
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Short entertaining account; little known biography or history.
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Abject (ADJ)
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Spiritless; dejected.
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Vilify (V)
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Defame, slander, to ruin reputation.
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Prosaic (ADJ)
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Lacking in imagination; dull.
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Vestal (ADJ)
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Chaste; pure; virginal.
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Carping (ADJ)
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Tending to find fault; critical.
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Feral (ADJ)
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Suggestive of a wild animal; savage.
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Vapid (ADJ)
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Insipid; lifeless; dull.
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Burgeon (V)
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To flourish; grow and develop quickly.
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Avert (V)
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To turn away; to keep from happening.
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Inviolate (ADJ)
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Sacred; must be protected.
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Atonement (N)
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Reconciliation; make amends.
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Fecund (ADJ)
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Capable of intellectual as creative productivity.
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Satiety (N)
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Surfeit; state of being satiated; satisfied.
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Fatuous (ADJ)
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Inane; complacent; foolish.
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Strident (ADJ)
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Irritating quality or character.
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Edify (V)
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To benefit morally, spiritually; uplift.
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Deferential (ADJ)
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Very respectful.
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