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25 Cards in this Set
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251- bilious;
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of or indicative of a peevish, ill-natured disposition
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252- Cryptic;
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hidden; secret; mysterious
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253- fealty;
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intense fidelity or loyalty
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254- impasse;
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a predicament affording no escape
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255- minion;
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a servile dependent, follower, or underling; a subordinate of petty official
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256- Euphoria;
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a feeling of well-being or elation
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257- Jocular;
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characterized by jesting; playful
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258- Obviate;
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to anticipate and prevent or make unnecessary
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259- Seditious;
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resisting lawful authority
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260- Temerity;
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unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition
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261- gambol;
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to skip about in play; frolic
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262- insuperablel;
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incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
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263- irascible;
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marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger
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264- purloin;
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to appropriate wrongfully and often by a breach of trust; to steal
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265- querulous;
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habitually complaining; whining; fretful
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266- apotheosis;
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exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification; an exalted or glorified example
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267- irksom;
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tedious; annoying
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268- malefactor;
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one that has committed a crime; a criminal; and evildoer
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269- profligate;
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given over to reckliss wastefulness; wildly extravagant
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270- tantamount;
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equal to; equivalent in value
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271- beatific;
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supremely happy
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272- gumption;
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shrewed practical common sense, especially as actively applied to the problems of life
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273- hoodwink;
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to deceibe by false appearance; dupe
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274- pulchritude;
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great physical beauty and appeal
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275- repartee;
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a quick and witty reply; a successioun or interchange of clever retorts
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