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53 Cards in this Set
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Deigning
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Thinking it is inappropriate to one's dignity; condescending
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Droll
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Amusingly odd
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Indignant
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Angered at something unjust or wrong
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Inveigle
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To win over by coxing and flattery; to help
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Prodigious
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Extraordinary: Huge
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Ramshackle
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Rickety; Dilapidated
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Salient
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Striking or Conspicuous
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Specters
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Phantom or apparition
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Tacit
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Implied
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Tentative
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Uncertain; hesitate
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Transit
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A transition or change
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Anarchy
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A state of confusion and disorder
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Cordial
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Warm and sincere
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Effulgence
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Extreme brilliance; Splendor
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Enmity
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Deep-rooted hatred
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Gaunt
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Thin and bony; absurd
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Haphazard
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Characterized by mere chance; Accidental
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Insidious
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Deceitful, sly, treacherous
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Loping
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Moving with long, loudening strides
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Venerable
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Worthy of deep respect and reverence
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Decalogue
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A fundamental set of rules; The Ten Commandments
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Sinecure
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A position of office that requires little work but provides good salary
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Stupefaction
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Great astonishment
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Sultriness
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Heat and Humidity
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Abashed
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Made to fell ashamed or messy
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Aphorisms
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Brief statement of principle
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Conjugating
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Joining together
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Elite
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The best or most skilled members
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Idiosyncratic
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Particular, Odd
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Impinge
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To encroach; To trespass
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Opulent
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Great Wealth; Abundant
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Reticent
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Reluctantly;Unwilling
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Sententiousness
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Pompous; Moralizing
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Austerity
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Plainness; Server Simplicity
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Desolation
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Solitude, Misery
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Enfeebled
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Deprived of strength
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Furlough
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A leave of absence
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Multifariously
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Greatly varied; Diversely
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Presaged
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Indicated or warned in advance; Predicted
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Rejoinder
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An answer, especially to a replay
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Vagaries
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Whims
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Assimilate
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To incorporate or make part of
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Balustrade
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A railing
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Cogitation
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Thoughtful consideration
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Cohorts
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Companion or association
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Forlornly
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Appearing sad or lonely
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Impervious
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Incapable of being affected
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Incarnate
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Embodied in human form; Personified
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Infantile
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Immature; Childish
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Latent
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Not visible or apparent; Hidden
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Portliness
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Stoutness
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Undulations
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Wave like movement
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Vindicated
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Justified; defended
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