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40 Cards in this Set
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amenity
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an agreeable way or manner. any features that provide comfort.
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commodious
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spacious & convenient roomy.
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debut
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first public apperance on a stage or television. beginning of profession.
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distraught
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distracted. deeply agitated, crazed.
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elation
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a feeling or state of great joy or pride.
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elegy
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a poem written in sad or mournful matter.
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feline
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cat family. sly, stealthy.
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flay
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to strip off skin or out covering. to critize or scold with severity.
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fraudulent
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characterized by involving or proceeding from fraud. given to or using fraud.
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gauche
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lacking social grace, sensitivity.
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glib
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readily fluent. easy or unconstrained.
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infamy
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extremely bad reputation. shameful, criminal or outrageous act.
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infinitesimal
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exceedingly small. less then an assignable quantity.
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lax
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not strict or sever carelessor negligent. loose or slack.
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obnoxious
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highly objectionable or offensive. annoying.
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profuse
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giving freely in large amount. abundant, great amout.
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sodden
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soaked with liquid. heavy lumpy bloated.
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stipulate
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make an express demand or arrangement as a condtion.
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tepid
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moderately warm. lukewarm.
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vicarious
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taking the place of another person or thing. felt imagined participation in the experience of others.
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affulent
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flowing in abundance. having generously sufficient & typically increasing supply of material.
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callous
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being hardened & thickened. feeling no emotion. no sympathy.
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cosmic
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relating to the cosmos. et characterized by greatness.
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deterioate
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to make inferior in quality or value. to become impared in quality or condition.
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erosion
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process of eroding. instance or product of erosive action.
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flagrant
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fiery hot. conspicuously offinsive. insonsistent with what is right or proper.
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harangue
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a speech addressed to public assembly.
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indelible
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that cannot be removed, washed away or erased.
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indigenous
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having originated in & being produced. growing, living or ocurring naturally in enviroment.
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idiosyncrasy
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peculiarity of constitution or temperament. characteristic peculiarity.
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lucrative
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producing wealth.
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pertinent
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having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand.
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propensity
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an often intense natrual perference.
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reticent
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inclined to be silent or uncommunication in speech.
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spurious
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outwardly similar or corresponding to something without having it's genuine qualities.
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undulate
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having a wavy surface, edge.
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valid
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legal efficacy or force. appropriate.
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vindicate
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to set free. free from blame.
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vivavious
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lively in temper. conduct or spirit.
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habitat
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enviroment or surroundings of a species.
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