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14 Cards in this Set
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction, especially using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action
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like commercials in a blockbuster movie
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denounce
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foaming at the mouth
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful
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saying allow on the sea and yonder
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harangue
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to deliver a pompous speech
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her rang as an unusually well-spoken sales pitch
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hubri
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arrogant presumption or pride
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disease of mind
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impecunious
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lackign funds
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intrepid
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courageous
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trepidation
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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ur-ine
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inveigle
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to obtain by deception or flattery
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using veil, wiggle the thing out of someone's grip
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mendacity
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the condition of being untruthful
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hard to mend a city without truth and rightouesness
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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morose
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sad
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mournful
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nebulous
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vague
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