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32 Cards in this Set
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choleric
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Adj-tempermental, hot-headed
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curmudgeon
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n-a person with a miserly, rude attitude
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cipher
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n-nothing,zero,null, a worthless person or thing, a secret code
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demagogue
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n-a political agitator
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credulous
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believing easily, gullible
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ascetic
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n-one who denies oneself life's pleasures, usually as part of religious belief or discipline
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AN ascetic
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banal
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adj-commonplace, trite, unoriginal, hackneyed
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bane
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n-any cause of ruin or destruction, lasting harm, injury, or woe
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facetious
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adj-frivolously comical, funny, witty
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hiatus
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n-a short break in a sequence, a gap
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counterval
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v-to use equal force against
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chagrin
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n-irritation marked by disappointment or humiliation
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censure
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n-severe criticism, scolding, or fault-finding
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expedient
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adj-suitable for a particular purpose, fitting for one's advantage or interest
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epitaph
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n-an inscription on a monument in memory of a dead person
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deprecate
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v-to express disapproval of
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not appreciate
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harangue
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n-a lengthy speech, especially a vehement, bombastic, or chastising one
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A harangue
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dubious
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adj-questionable, of doubtful quality or propriety
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enigma
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n-a mystery or puzzle
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chicanery
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n-trickery or deception, usually used to gain advantage
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erudite
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adj-scholarly; learned
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ephemeral
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adj-lasting only a short time, short-lived
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extricate
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v-to free or release from entanglement or engagement
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eschew
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v-to avoid or abstain from
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halcyon
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adj-peaceful and serene, calm
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harbinger
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n-omen of future event, anything that foreshadows the future
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alacrity
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n-cheerful willingness
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anomaly
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n-deviation from the norm, peculiar or unusual
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acquiesce
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v-to comply with passively
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appease
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v-to pacify or make content
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circumspect
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adj-cautious,wary, watchful, leery
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churlish
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adj-peasantlike or rustic, crude, crass, or vulgar
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