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30 Cards in this Set
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curt
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brusque
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a tendency
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propensity
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economize, reduce
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retrench
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formless
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amorphous
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ghostly
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sepulchral
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stuffy, formal
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straitlaced
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illegal imports
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contraband
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substitue
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vicarious
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atmosphere
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aura
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sheme
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contrive
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disregard
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flout
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set straight
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disabuse
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self-evident, of or relating to
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axiomatic
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transform
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transmute
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unruly, troublesome
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fractious
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rebuke, punish
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castigate
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grant
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vouchsafe
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abnormal
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anomalous
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bouyant
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resilient
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stole
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filched
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delusions of power
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megalomania
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likable
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affable
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learned
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erudite
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to suggest, hint
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infer
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peevish, fretful
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querulous
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adorn, embellish
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blazon
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fair
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equitable
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remove
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extricate
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a rule of conduct
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precept
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autonomy
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self rule
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