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25 Cards in this Set
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avocation
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hobby
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abrogation
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abolish formally
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indecorous
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violating good taste
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fervid
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intense enthusiasm
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execrable
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utterly detestable
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obstreperous
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unruly, noisy
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pernicious
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causing harm or ruin
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paroxysms
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sudden outburst of emotion or action
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purveyor
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one that supplies provisions
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gainsay
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to deny
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vouchsafed
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to grant by favor
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deferentially
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showing respectful submission
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dyspeptic
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gloomy, suffering from indigestion
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vagary
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erratic action
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pugilistic
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person who fights with fists
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inveteracy
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having an ingrained habit
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incipient
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beginning to exist
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dishabille
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state of being dressed carelessly
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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attenuated
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weakened in force and intensity
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aberration
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deviating from the ordinary
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hectoring
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to be a bully
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injunction
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a command
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obtruded
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to thrust (something) forward
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precipitately
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fling or hurl down
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