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22 Cards in this Set
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Affable
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courteous
pleasant sociable |
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power or wealth
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amorphous
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shapeless
without definite form |
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archetype
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an original model after which similar things are patterned
example |
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aura
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that which surrounds(atmosphere)
distinctive air personal quality |
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contraband
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illegal traffic
smuggled goods illegal prohibited |
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erudite
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scholarly
learned |
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gossamer
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thin
light delicate |
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infer
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find out by reasoning
arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought |
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inscrutable
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impossible to see through physically
incapable of being understood |
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insular
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situated on an island
narrow minded |
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity
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natural inclination
bent toward |
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querulous
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peevish
complaining fretful |
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remonstrate
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argue
plead with someone protest against object to |
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repudiate
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disown
reject deny the validity of |
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resilient
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able to return to an original shape or form
able to recove3r quickly |
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retrench
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cut down
reduce in scope and cost |
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reverberate
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re-echo
resound reflect |
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scurrilous
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coarsely abusive
vulgar low foul mouthed |
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sedulous
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persistent
determination |
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sleazy
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thin flimsy in texture
sheap mean ethically low |
