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40 Cards in this Set
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BOHEMIAN
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a person with artistic or literary interests who disregards convetional standards of behavior
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BRAY
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to sound loud and harsh
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DISCREET
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not obvious
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PERPEUAL
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continuing without interruption
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SOCIOLOGY
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the study of classification of human sciences
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HAPHAZARD
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casual or arranged by chance
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CATASROPHE
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a great and often sudden calamity
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DIFFIDENT
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shy
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TELEPAHTY
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communication by means other than through the normal senses
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DISREPUTABLE
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lacking in respectability
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SPRAWL
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to lie with limbs spread out awkwardly
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SODDEN
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saturated
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SKEPTICAL
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questioning
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INTUITION
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a sense of something not evident
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HAUGHTY
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scornful and condecendingly proud
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CONJECTURE
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guesswork
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SIMIAN
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relating to an ape
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PROPRIETY
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appropriateness
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PHENOMENAL
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outstanding
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ILLUMINATE
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to provide or brighten with light
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MESMERIZE
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to spell bind
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FRACAS
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brawl
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DILETTANTE
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a lover of the fine arts
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PSEUDONYMS
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a false name
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CONGENITAL
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relating to a condition that is present at birth
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COMPLACENCY
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a feeling of self satisfaction
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PROSPERITY
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the condition of having success
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AMALGAMATE
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unite
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PHILOSOPHICAL
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characteristic of a philosopher as in enlightenment
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LUSTER
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sheen
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derision
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ridicule
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memoirs
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an account of the personal experiences of an author
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enterprising
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showint initiative to under take new projects
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wraith
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the ghost of a dead person
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preposterous
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contrary to nature reason or common sense
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tarpaulin
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material used to cover and protect things from moisture
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opportunist
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one who takes advantage of any opportunity regardless of consequences
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acuncular
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having to do with an uncle
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armament
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a military force equipped for war
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bigamy
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the criminal offense of marrying more than one person legally bound to each
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