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27 Cards in this Set
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blithe
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joyous; gay in disposition
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bogus
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not genuine; counterfeit
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bombastic
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high-sounding; inflated; pretentious
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bounty
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a premium or reward; a generous gift
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bowdlerize
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to amend a written work by removing/modifying passages considered vulgar
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braggadocio
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empty boasting; bragging; a boasting person
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brusque
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abrupt in manner; blunt; rough
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bucolic
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pertaining to shepherds; pastoral; a pastoral poem
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bumptious
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offensively self-assertive
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buttress
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an external support built to steady a structure; any prop or support
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cabal
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a small group of secret plotters; the plots of a group
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cache
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a hiding place in the ground; anything hidden underground
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cadaverous
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of or like a corpse; pale or ghastly
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cadence
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the rhythmic flow of words; the beat of any movement or sound
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cajole
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to persuade by flattery; wheedle; coax
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callous
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made hard; hardened; insensitive; unsympathetic
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callow
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immature or inexperienced; featherless
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calumny
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a false or malicious statement used to injure one's reputation; slander
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canard
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a false, derogatory story or rumor; a duck used for food
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candid
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frank; outspoken; free from reservation; informal; honest
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canine
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of or like a dog; a dog; a specific, sharp tooth in animals
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cant
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insincere and conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals; language of the underworld
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cantankerous
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disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish
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caper
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to leap or skip in a sprightly manner; a playful skip; a prank or trick
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capricious
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subject to; indicative of a whim; erratic
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captious
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apt to notice and make much of trivial faults; faultfinding; difficult to please
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careen
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to lean or sway while in motion
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