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15 Cards in this Set
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garish
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excessive ornamentation
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impasse
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dead-end
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indulgent
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giving in to the desires of others
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inhibit
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hold back
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pertinacious
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stubbornly maintaining a belief
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perturb
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to disturb
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plattitude
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a commonplace remark delivered as if it were important
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reckon
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calculate
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recur
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repeat
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saunter
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walk leasurely
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scrutinize
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under close examination
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seethe
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violently excited, boil
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stringent
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strict standards of performance
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subside
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settle down
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surrogate
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substitute
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