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10 Cards in this Set
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Incarcerate
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(v.) to imprison, confine, jail
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Incumbent
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(adj.) obligatory, required
(n.) one who holds a specific office at the time spoken of |
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Jocular
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(adj.) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking.
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Ludicrous
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(adj.) ridiculous, laughable, absurd.
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Mordant
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(adj.) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style. sharply or bitterly harsh.
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Nettle
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(n.) a prickly or stinging plant
(v.) to arouse displeasure, impatience, or anger, to vex or irritate severely |
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Pecuniary
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(adj.) consisting of or measured in money, of or related to money
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Pusillanimous
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(adj.) contemptibly cowardly or mean spirited
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Recumbent
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(adj.) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting.
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Stratagem
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(n.) a scheme to outwit or deceive an opponent or to gain an end
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