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17 Cards in this Set
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brusque
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abrupt speech; gruff
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concise
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short and to the piont
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demean
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cause to lower self-esteem
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despicable
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contempt or scorn
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emulate
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imitate; try to equal
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evoke
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call forth to produce
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excruciating
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very painful
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inaugurate
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install in to office
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prevade
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to spread throughout
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proprietor
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an ower of a store
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pseudonym
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a fake name; a pen name
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rebuff
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reject bluntly
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resilient
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capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
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turbulent
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chaotic unruly
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abrasion
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a wearing away or rubbing away by friction
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clad
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clothed or covered
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corroborate
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to provide evidence to make more certain ;confire
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