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25 Cards in this Set
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scurrilous
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abusive; obscene; indecent
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progenitor
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ancestor
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asperity
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sharpness; roughness; severity (of temper or weather)
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salient
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prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous
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brook
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tolerate; endure (ex. brook no interference)
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ductile
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malleable; pliable
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ribald
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marked by vulgar lewd humor; wonton; profane
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pugilist
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boxer
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semblance
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outward appearance
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numismatist
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person who collects coins
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list
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tilt; lean over (to one's side)
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gaunt
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lean and angular; thin and bony
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pan
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criticize harshly
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unseemly
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unbecoming; not proper in behavior; indecent
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rebuff
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reject bluntly; snub; beat back
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canny
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shred in money matters; thrifty
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overwrought
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nervous or excited; extremely agitated; wrought-up
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mete
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to give out by measure; distribute; administer
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untoward
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unexpected and adverse; unfortunate
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perspicuous
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easy to understand
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denigrate
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blacken; defame
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lexicon
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dictionary
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bode
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foreshadow; portend
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vapid
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lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless
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immaculate
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spotless
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