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32 Cards in this Set
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Aura
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A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person
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Recumbent
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Lying down; reclining; prone
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Surreptitious
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Acting w/stealth; done by clandestine or stealthy means
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Disparagingly
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In a belittling manner
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Luxuriate
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To indulge oneself
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Cordial
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Warm and sincere
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Verisimilitude
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The quality of appearing to be true or real
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Iniquitous
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Wicked; sinful
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Gramophone
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A record player
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Caustic
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Sarcastic, biting, cutting
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Exonerate
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To free from blame; acquit
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Dictate
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A guiding principle, discourteously
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Brusquely
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Gruffly; curtly; bluntly;discourteously
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Inert
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Unable to move or act
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Pious
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Exhibiting religious reverence; devout
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Desultory
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Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected
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Hypocrisy
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The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness
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Condone
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To overlook, forgive, or excuse (an offense) without protest
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Proxy
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A person authorized to act for another; an agent or substitute; the authority to act for another
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Indignant
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Angered at something unjust or wrong
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Methodically
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In a regular, systemic way
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Hoarsely
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In a husky, grating voice
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Placid
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undistributed by tumult or disorder; calm or quiet; satisfied
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Countenance
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Appearance, especially the expression of the face
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Mirthless
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Lacking gladness and gaiety; unamused
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Succinctly
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With clear, precise expression and to the point; concisely
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Truncheon
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A heavy club; a cudgel; a billy club used by police
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Idiosyncrasy
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An unusual individual reaction to food or a drug
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Recrimination
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Countercharges; mutual accusations
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Complicity
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Involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or a crime
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wry
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Dryly humorous; twisted in an expression of distaste
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Tenacious
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Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view; clinging to another object or surface
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