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48 Cards in this Set

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Glib

Readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially or insincerely so.

Blithe

Joyous, merry or happy in disposition.

Sally

1) A clever, witty or fanciful remark.



2) A sudden rushing forth or activity.

Insensate

Not endowed with sensation, inanimate.

Impertinent

1) Intrusive or presumptuous, as in, people and actions.



2) Irrelevant.

Retinue

A body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage.

Churl

A rude, boring or surly person.

Parched

To make dry, hot or thirsty.

Sodden

Soaked with liquid or moisture

Carnal

Pertaining to or characterized by the body, flesh, it's passions and appetites.

Discomfit

To confuse, deject or thwart.

Boisterous

Rough and noisy.

Squall

A sudden disturbance or commotion.

Burly

Large in bodily size, stout, sturdy.

Venal

Associated or characterized by bribes, open to bribes

Calumny

A false and malicious statement meant to injure the reputation of someone or something.

Clamber

To climb with both feet and hands; To climb with difficulty.

Ribald

Vulgar or indecent in language or speech.

Unctuous

Characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervour, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth or smug.

Comport

To bear or conduct; behave.

Nubile

Sexually developed, attractive, ready for marriage.

Tractable

Easily managed or controlled ; Docile.

Truculent

Fierce, cruel, savagely brutal.

Dishevel

To cause untidiness or disarray in.

Brandish

To shake or wave, as a weapon ; flourish.

Argot

The special vocabulary and idiom of a particular profession or social group.

Coffle

A line of animals or prisoners chained and driven together.

Sty

Any filthy place or abode.

Pageantry

Pompous display, usually empty display.

Surmise

To think or infer without strong evidence.

Gaudy

Brilliantly or excessively showy.

Propitious

Presenting favourable conditions.

Straddle

To stand, sit or walk with legs wide apart.

Attaint

To disgrace ;To accuse

Motley

Exhibiting a diversity of elements. Or colours.

Totter

To walk or go with faltering steps, as if from weakness.

Leer

To look sideways or with an oblique glance indicative of lasciviousness or sly intentions.

Hector

To treat with insolence, bully ;torment.

Palisade

A fence of pales and stakes set firmly in the ground, as for enclosure or defence.

Betoken

To give evidence of; Indicate

Bleat

The cry if a sheep, goat or calf.

Respite

To relieve temporarily, especially from something distressing or trying.

Pennon

A distinctive flag of any kind, as in, tapering etc.

Slough

An area of soft muddy ground, swap or swamp like region.

Desultory

Lacking in consistency or visible order.

Lummox

Stupid and clumsy person.

Welter

To roll, toss or heave.

Drab

Dull, cheerless and lacking in spirit.