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20 Cards in this Set
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abridged
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shortened yet still retaining basic contents
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altercation
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a heated or noisy dispute
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ambiguous
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open to several meanings or interpretations
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appraised
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informed
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circumspect
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watchful or prudent
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defray
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to bear the payment of
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detrimental
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damaging
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garrulous
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talkative or rambling
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gregarious
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social
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incorrigible
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bad beyond correction
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impeccable
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perfect
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intelligible
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comprehensible
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inured
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toughened or hardened
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inverterate
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firmly settled or established (habit)
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predatory
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preying upon orgainisms for food; relating to plunder or robbery
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ostensible
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outwardly appearing pretended
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querulous
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complaining or peevish
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sinecure
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a position with little work and high returns
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sonorous
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giving out a deep, resonant sound
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tirade
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a speech of denunciation
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