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24 Cards in this Set
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din
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continous, loud, annoying noise
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jovial
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jolly, good-natured
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grappled
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to engage in a struggle, to wrestle
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insipid
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without flavor or taste, bland
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futility
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ineffective, no use
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senile
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relating to or characteristic of old age, esp. showing a decline in mental abilities
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concocted
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to make up, invent, cook up
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latent
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present but not visible or active
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jargon
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a technical language used by memebers of a particular profession or class
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ostentatious
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showy or flashy in an attempt to impress
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prurient
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tending to have or causing lustful desires or thoughts
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pervade
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spread throughout
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fidelity
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faithfulness to a person, cause, or duty; loyalty
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hidebound
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inflexible, close-minded, conservative, stubbornl stuck in one's ways
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feisty
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full of spirit or nerve
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forthright
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going straight to the point without hesitation, frank, direct
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emphatically
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forcefully
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predilections
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preference, liking, tendency to favor
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turret
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little tower
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mausoleum
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a large tomb or a building that houses many tombs
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illicit
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unlawful, illegal
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elitism
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a preference for rule by the elite class
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deplorable
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very bad or unfortunate, regrettable; deserving strong disapproval or condemnation
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rescind
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to repeal or cancel
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