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53 Cards in this Set
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privy
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private or secret (adj.)
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feigned
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pretended (v)
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levity
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lack of seriousness (n)
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flounced
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to trim with cloth (v)
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parceled
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to seperate into parts and distribute (v)
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abortive
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unsuccessful (adj.)
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elations
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feelings of joy or happiness (n)
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conviction
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a strong belief (n)
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epigram
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a short poem w/ a witty or satirical (n)
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cynical
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inclined to question the goodness of people's motives (adj.)
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feebly
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weakly (adj.)
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crimson
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deep red or bloody (adj.)
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uninflected
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unchanged (v)
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contemptuous
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scornful (adj.)
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corroborated
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strengthened (v)
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libel
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a statement which will due harm to a person's reputation (n)
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peremptory
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final, absolute, or decisive (adj.)
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oculist
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a physician specializing in diseases of the eyes (n)
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contour
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the outline point of a figure (n)
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colossal
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huge or gigantic (adj.)
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reproach
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to accuse (v)
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supercilious
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arrogant (adj.)
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fractiousness
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the act of rebellion (n)
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wistfulness
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the act of yearning or wanting (n)
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imperceptibly
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not noticeably (adv.)
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fervent
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hot or glowing (adj.)
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infinitesimal
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too small to be measured (adj.)
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extemporizing
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improvising (v)
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sauntere
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to walk about idly or stroll (v)
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sumptuous
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magnificent or splendid (adj.)
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libel
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a statement which will due harm to a person's reputation (n)
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peremptory
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final, absolute, or decisive (adj.)
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oculist
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a physician specializing in diseases of the eyes (n)
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contour
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the outline point of a figure (n)
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colossal
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huge or gigantic (adj.)
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reproach
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to accuse (v)
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supercilious
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arrogant (adj.)
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fractiousness
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the act of rebellion (n)
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wistfulness
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the act of yearning or wanting (n)
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imperceptibly
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not noticeably (adv.)
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fervent
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hot or glowing (adj.)
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infinitesimal
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too small to be measured (adj.)
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extemporizing
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improvising (v)
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sauntered
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to walk about idly or stroll (v)
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sumptuous
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magnificent or splendid (adj.)
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interposed
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to put between or to interrupt a convo (v)
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haughtily
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in a snobby manner (adv.)
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rakish
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having a neat or dashing appearance (adj.)
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proprietary
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owner or ownership (n)
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ectoplasm
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a substance supposed to emulate from a body during a trance (n)
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languid
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weak (adj.)
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hauteur
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pride or snobbery (n)
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shiftlessness
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the act of being inefficient (n)
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