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25 Cards in this Set
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apocryphal |
fictitious |
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garbled |
distorted |
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irascible |
bad-tempored |
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loquacious |
talking too much |
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paucity |
lack |
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assuage |
to make less severe
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cacophony |
unpleasant noise
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censure |
disapproval
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edifice |
structure
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profane |
lacking reverence
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enmity |
hostility
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erroneous |
in error
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garner |
to gather
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heretic |
a rebel
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incite |
to urge on
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aesthetic |
pleasing to the senses
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ingratiate |
to flatter someone
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propriety |
correctness
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vitriolic |
hurtful
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whimsical |
impulsive
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amicable |
friendly; showing goodwill
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devious |
not straightforward; tricky; shifty
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efface |
to remove all traces of; to wipe out
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garrulous |
talkative to an annoying degree
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ponderous |
weighty; massive; lacking grace |
