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15 Cards in this Set
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sharpness; stinging quality
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pungency
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approval
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approbation
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stubborn, unmanageable, intractable
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refractory
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quarrelsome, competitive, quick to fight, pungacious
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contentious
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aversion, dislike
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antipathy
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unlucky, unfortunate
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hapless
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stray from or avoid the truth; equivocate
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prevaricate
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(n) mien, face
(v) approve of |
countenance
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positive, certain, arbitrary, without room for discussion
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dogmatic
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a supporting bar
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strut
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apt; suitably expressed, well chosen, apropos
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felicitous
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appropriate to the situation; apt
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apropos
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incapable of being placated, unpleasable
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implacable
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disreputable; tawdry
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raffish
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without deceit, honest
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guileless
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