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20 Cards in this Set
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boisterous
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noisy and wild, lacking restraint
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accosted
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to approach and speak to, often in an aggressive manner
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beguiling
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charming, amusing, delightful
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subterranean
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underground
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derision
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scornful or sneering laughter, taunting, mockery
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perfunctory
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done in a routin manner, showing little interest or enthusiasm, careless, halfhearted
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espound
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to explain by giving detail
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concordance
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an alphabetical index of the important words in a written work
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perturbation
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agitation, disquiet, uneasiness
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dubious
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arousing doubt, questionable, vague, uncertain, undecided
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boor
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a crude, insensitive person
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eclectic
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selecting, or consisting of selection, from a variety of sources
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penchant
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a strong liking or inclination
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prodigious
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huge, monumental, enormous, amazing
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annotated
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accompanied by explanatory or critical notes
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espionage
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the practice of using spies to obtain secret information
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ensconced
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settled securely or snuggly
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innocuous
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harmless
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dupe
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to fool, trick, cheat
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staunch
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firm, loyal, tru
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