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18 Cards in this Set
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Subterfuges
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using strategy to deceive in order to conceal, escape or evade
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Harrowed
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pillaged or plundered - stolen from or left empty
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Vacuous
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marked by lack of ideas or intelligence: stupid, insane
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Defunct
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no longer living, existing, or functioning
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Strident
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characterized by loud, annoying and off-key sound
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Supercilious
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cooly and patronizingly haughty
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Garrulous
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pointlessly or annoyingly talkative
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Settee
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a medium-sized sofa with arms and a back
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Tumultuous
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loud, excited, and emotional
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Unscrupulous
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unpincipled
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Ingratiate
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to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
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Grotesque
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weird & ugly - style of decorative art
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Fortuitously
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occurring by change
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Meretricious
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tawdrily and falsely attractive
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Sumptuous
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extremely costly, rich, luxurious, or magnificent
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Amorphous
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having no defined form
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Benediction
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something that promotes goodness or well-being
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Vestibule
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a passage, hall, or room between the outer door and the interior of a building
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