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45 Cards in this Set
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repartee |
quick, witty reply |
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mettlesome |
courageous |
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impetuous |
sudden action, emotion, impulsive |
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heady |
intoxicating, exciting, violent, clever |
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penchant |
strong taste or liking for something |
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largess |
generous gifts |
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bugaboo |
something that causes fear |
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slight of hand |
quick and clever movement/deception |
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occlusive |
to close, shut in |
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ostensible |
outwardly appearing, pretended, evident |
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intransigent |
refusing to agree or compromise; inflexible |
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recalcitrant |
resisting authority or control; hard to deal w/ or manage |
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monolithic |
made of 1 piece; total uniformity or rigidity |
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desiccation |
dried up; dehydration |
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compunction |
remorse; anxiety caused by regret for doing wrong/causing pain |
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surfeit |
excessive amount; superfluous |
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scintilla |
a trace, small particle |
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pallet |
small, makeshift bed |
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conflagration |
destructive fire |
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incendiary |
used for setting on fire; flammable |
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rankled |
to cause bitter resentment |
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enervated |
without force or strength |
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debased |
to lower in quality |
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evanescent |
vanishing, fading away |
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pernicious |
deadly; causing harm/ruin |
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transient |
not lasting, temporary |
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insularity |
narrow minded, detached, isolated |
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countermand |
to cancel; recall |
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iniquitous |
injustice; wickedness; sinful |
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halcyon |
calm, tranquil, happy, rich |
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stratified |
layered |
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circumlocution |
roundabout way of speaking |
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unheralded |
appearing w/out warning; unexpected |
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enigmatic |
puzzling situation |
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provenance |
place/source of origin |
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bane |
destruction, ruin, spoil |
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plumbed |
to make vertical; to seal w/ lead; to examine closely |
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dearth |
lack, scarcity |
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glut |
to feed or fill to excess |
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timbre |
accoustic |
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deleterious |
harmful to health |
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auspicious |
promising success; favorable |
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noisome |
disgusting odor, deterious |
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undulating |
up and down motion |
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erstwhile |
former, past times |
