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20 Cards in this Set
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restive (adj.)
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marked by restlessness; fidgety
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fastidious (adj.)
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reflecting a meticulous or demanding attitude; showing excessive care and concern for detail
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voracious (adj.)
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having a huge appetite; ravenous
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flout (v.)
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to treat with comtemptuous disregard; to scorn
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incorrigible (adj.)
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incapable of being corrected; depraved; delinquent
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illicit (adj.)
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not permitted; unlawful
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protean (adj.)
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having the ability to assume different forms
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apocryphal (adj.)
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of doubtful authenticity; spurious; false
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incredulous (adj.)
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unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true; skeptical
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reverie (n.)
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a daydream
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spartan (adj.)
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marked by strict self-discipline or self-denial; marked by simplicity, frugality, or the avoidance of luxury ot comfort
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volatile (adj.)
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tending to erupt into violence
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quagmire (n.)
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a difficult, precarious, or entrapping position, a predicament; soft, swampy land that yields under the foot
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conundrum (n.)
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a difficult problem; a question or problem having only a conjectural answer; a riddle, especially one whose answer is or involves a pun
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culpable (adj.)
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meriting condemnation or whining
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eradicate (v.)
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to do away with
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querulous (adj.)
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habitually complaining or whining
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emaciated (v.)
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very skinny
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affable (adj.)
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being pleasant and at ease in talking to others; characterized by ease and friendliness
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ascetic (adj.)
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practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal or spiritual discipline; austere, appearance, manner, or attitude
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