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20 Cards in this Set
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Beleaguer(ed)
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to besiege or harass
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Peevish(ly)
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Discontented or fretful
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Jaunty
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Dapper, distinct, whimsical
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Dappled
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Splashed, spattered, spotted
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Incarnate
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Fleshlike, epitome
"You are the devil incarnate" |
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Privations
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Lack of basic necessites and/or essentials of life
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Finesse
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Delicacy, nuances, fragile
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Palmetto
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Small tropical palms with big floppy leaves
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Careen
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To lurch or swerve
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Sage, Sagacious, Sagacity
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Wisdom
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Dissimulation
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Differiation
Offsetting Dissimilar |
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Untenanted
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Not maintained or occupied
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Parapet
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Low protective wall at the top of building
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Bravado
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Swaggering behavior, pretense of bravory
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Inert
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Unable to move or act, sluggish (inertia)
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Bulbous
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Resembling a bulb in shape
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Gendarme
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French policeman, any police
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Prosaic
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Matter of fact, ordinary, lack of imagination
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Coquettish
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Flirtacious, seductive
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Paroxysm
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Sudden outburst of emotion or action
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