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21 Cards in this Set
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Celerity
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swiftness, rapidity of motion or action
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Reputed
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according to reputation or popular belief
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Unremitting
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not stopping, maintained steadily, never letting up, relentless
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Defunct
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no longer inexistence or functioning, dead
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Allay
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to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
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Rudiments
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the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything
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Penchant
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a strong attraction or inclination
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Obtuse
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blunt, not coming to the point; slow or dull in understanding; measuring between 90 and 180 degrees; not causing a sharp impression
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Expouse
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to take up and support; tp become attached to, adopt; to marry
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Shambles
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a slaughterhouse; a plae of mass bloodshed; a state of complete disorder and confusion, mess
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Travesty
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a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite sex; (v.) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion
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Affront
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an open or intentional insult; a slight; (v.) to insult to one's face; to face in defiance, confront
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Sequester
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to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody
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Minutiae
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small or trivial details, trifling matters
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Eclectic
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drawn from different sources
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Rebuffs
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to snub; to repel, drive away
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Cacophonous
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harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
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Facade
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the front or face of a building; a surface appearance (as opposed to what may lie behind)
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Ebullient
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overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling
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Dissidence
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a difference of opinion, discontent
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