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27 Cards in this Set
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disinterested
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unprejudiced; free from bias and self-intrest; objective
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arboreal
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of or living in trees
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stint
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supply; allotted amount of work; assigned portion of work; limitation
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recondite
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abstruse; not easily understood; profound; secret
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augury
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omen; prophecy; sign of coming events;
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sartorial
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pertaining to tailors or tailoring
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slur
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slander; insult to one's character or reputation
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quarry
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person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey
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ineluctable
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not to be avoided, changed, or resisted
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pang
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sudden sharp feeling of pain
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incontinent
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lacking self-restraint; not continent; licentious
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seasonable
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opportune; occurring at the proper time or season
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astringent
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binding; causing contraction; harsh or severe;
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quotidian
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daily; commonplace;customary
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innuendo
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indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation
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jocose
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having a tendency of joking
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gainsay
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deny; to declare to be untrue or invalid
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convivial
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relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
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cogent
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convincing
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nostrum
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questionable medicine;
a usually questionable remedy or scheme |
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conflagration
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great fire
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labile
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likely to change; unstable
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panegyric
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formal praise; encomium
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apothecary
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druggist; pharmacist
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furrow
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long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin
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gerontocracy
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government ruled by old poeple
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madrigal
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pastoral song; song for several singers without instruments
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