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60 Cards in this Set
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Idiosyncrasies |
A mode of behavior |
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Metropolis |
The capital or chief city of a county |
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Camaraderie |
Mutual trust |
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Advent |
The arrival of a not able person |
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Aesthetic |
Concern with beauty |
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Extol |
Praise enthusiastically |
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Inclement |
Unpleasantly cold or wet |
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Munificent |
Larger or more generous then is usual |
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Exemplary |
Serving as a desirable model |
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Apprise |
In form or tell |
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Ostensible |
Stated or appearing to be true |
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Condescending |
Having or showing a feeling of patroizing |
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Inundate |
Overwhelm |
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Spontaneous |
Performed |
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Surly |
Bad tempered and unfriendly |
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Invectives |
Insulting abusive |
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Meander |
Follow a winding course |
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Multifarious |
Many and of various types |
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Affluent |
Having a great deal of money |
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Inconsequential |
Not important or significant |
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Obtuse |
Slow to understand |
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Truculent |
Eager or quick to argue or fight |
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Misogynistic |
Strongly prejudiced against women |
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Prohibition |
The action of forbidding something |
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Eldritch |
Weird and sinister or ghostly |
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Nebulous |
In the form of a cloud or haze |
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Incorrigible |
Not able to be corrected |
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Recalcitrant |
Having an obstinately uncooperative |
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Conflagration |
An extensive fire which destroyed a great of land or property |
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Quixotic |
Unrealistic |
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Contrive |
Create or being about |
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Pseudonym |
A fictitious name |
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Sagacity |
The quality of being sagacious |
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Craven |
Cowardly |
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Umbrage |
Offense or annoyance |
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Circumvent |
Find a way around |
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Deference |
Humble submission and respect |
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Obstreperous |
Noisy and difficult to control |
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Pretentious |
To impress |
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Emulate |
Match or surpass |
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Erstwhile |
Former |
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Nonchalant |
Looking or feeling calm and relaxed |
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Intuitive |
Feels to be true without conscious reasoning |
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Libel |
False statement that is damaging to a person |
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Rudimentary |
Involving or limited to basic principles |
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Beguile |
Charm or enchant |
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Fatuous |
Silly and pointless |
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Averse |
Having a strong dislike |
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Trepidation |
A feeling of fear |
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Inevitable |
Certain to happen |
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Brevity |
Exact use of words in writing or speech |
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Caveat |
a warning |
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Pensive |
Reflecting deep |
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Correspondence |
A close similarity |
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Prolific |
Producing much fruit |
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Surreptitious |
Kept secret |
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Ubiquitous |
Present |
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Veracity |
Conformity to facts |
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Prudent |
Showing care |
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Behemoth |
A huge creature |