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20 Cards in this Set
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Coalesce
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to unite as a community
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Decadence
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excessive self-indulgence
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Exemplary
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serving as a model or pattern
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Exuberance
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an exuberant act or expression
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Incidental
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Of a minor, casual, or subordinate nature
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Insolvent
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Unable to meet debts or discharge liabilities
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Parsimonious
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Excessively sparing or frugal
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Prodigal
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Adj: giving in abudance
noun: one who is given to wasteful luxury or extravagance |
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Surreptitious
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acting in a stealthy way
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Writhe
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to twist in pain
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Brevity
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being brief in duration
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Clemency
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a dispostion to show mercy, especially towards an enemy
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Frivolous
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Inappropriately silly
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Heist
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verb: to steal, hold up, rob
noun: a robbery, a burglary |
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Lampoon
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A work of literature ridiculing the character or behavior of a person, society
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Querulous
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Expressing a complaint or grievance, grumbling
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Reproach
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Verb: to express disapproval of, criticism of, or disappoint in someone.
Noun: blame, rebuke |
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Respite
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a usually short interval of rest or relief
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Torpor
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A state of mental or physical inactivity
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Unscathed
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Not injured or harmed
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