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90 Cards in this Set
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sullen
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surly, morose, brooding
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pandered
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to act as a go between or liason
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aesthetic
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artistic visual
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commensurate
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matching, proportionate, equal
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complacent
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un worried, self-satified, smug, content
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superfluous
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extras, surplus, not required, extensive
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pasquinade
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a satire or lampoon especially one that ridicules a specific person
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adventitious
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arising from an external source or occuring in an unusual place or manner
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amorphous
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formless, shapeless, unstructured, fluid
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fortuitously
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unexpectedly, by chance happening by a fortnate accident or chance
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garrulous
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talktative, chatty, voluble
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cahoots
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collusion, conspiracy, secret partnership
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ecstatic
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overjoyed, thrilled, elated
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unscrupulously
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dishonestly, immorally, deceitfully
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redolent
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strong fragrance, noticeable odorous
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marred
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blemished, flawed, stained
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verando
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a porch or balcony usually roofed
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truculent
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hostile, bad tempered
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vitality
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energy, spunk, fervor, zest
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manganimous
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generous, high-minded, noble
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rancour
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spite, malice, resentment, bittnernss
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boisterously
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energetically, exuberantly, noisily, rowidly
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desolate
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deserted, isolated, bleak
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dilatory
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tardy, remiss, negligent, lagging
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menagerie
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a collection of wild or strange animals kept in cages
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genially
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amiable, welcomingly, pleasantly
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ingratiate
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grovel to, suck up to
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debauchee
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depraved person, person who indulges in moral corruption
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reposing
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lounging, relaxing, putting your feet up
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turgid
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implies such inflation of style as to obscure meaning
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reveries
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dreams, day dreams
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ineffable
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indescribable, beyond words, overwhelming
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meretricious
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originally of or like or characteristicsof a prostitute, showing charms
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shiftless
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idle, slothful, work shy, lazy
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notoriety
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unsavory reputation, ill repute, dishonour
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laudable
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praiseworthly, commendable
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complacent
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unworried, self-satisfied, smug
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superfluous
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extra, surplus, not required
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pasquinade
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a satire or lampoon
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prodigality
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lavishness, ext4avagance
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credulity
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gullibility
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spectroscopic
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pertaining to theor of interaction between matter and radiation
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impetuously
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impulsively,
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ascertain
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to find out with certianty
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tortuously
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marked with repeated twists, bends or turns
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vacuous
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emptied of or lacking content
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provocation
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incitement, arousement, stimulation
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constrained
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to force to produce in an unnatural or strained manner
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florid
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ruddy, tinged with red
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corpulent
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obses
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wan
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dim, faint, languid
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provincial
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limited in outlook
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echolalia
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echoing repetition
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jovia
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merry, good humured
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convivial
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fond of feasting, drinking and good company
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jauntiness
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having a bouyant or self conficent air, brisk, crisp and dapper in appearance
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ineptly
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lockng in fitness or aptitude, unfit
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rivulets
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a small stream or brook
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vinous
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relating to or made with wine
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rent
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divided into contesting factions, split or torn apart
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asunder
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a part in direction or position, divided
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dissension
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disagreement, difference, dispute
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flank
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side, lateral edge
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deplorable
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regretfully, lamentable
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malevolence`
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hatred, maliciousness
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abstractedly
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absent mindly, lostly
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tantalizing
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teasingor tormenting by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
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jauntly
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stylish, lively
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enjoined
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commanded with urgent admonition
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tumultuous
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turbuent, riotous
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discordant
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conflicting, clashing,
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din
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racket, noise, clamor
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indignantly
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angrily
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caterwauling
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harshly crying, noisily quarreling
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poignant
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physically painful, keenly distressing to the mind or feelings
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affectations
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artifical behaviors
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row
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dispute, squabble
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subterfuges
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deceptive strategies used to conceal escape or evade
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insolent
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insultingly contemptuous in speech or conduct
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punctilious
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conscientious, formal, precise
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retribution
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the dispensing or receiving of reward or punishment
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rajah
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an indian or malay prince or chief
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somnambulatory
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the condition of performing motor acts while asleep
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succulent
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luscious, delicious, juicy, glowering, grim
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pompadour
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mans style of hairdressing in which the hair is combed into a high mound in front to stand erect
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colossal
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huge, enormous, gigantic
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vitality
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energy, spunk, fervor, zest
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laudable
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praiseworthy, commendable
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notoriety
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unsavory reputation, ill repute, infamy, dishonor
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shiftless
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idle, slothful, work shy, indolent, lazy
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