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40 Cards in this Set
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adjunct
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an assistant
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admonish
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to warn
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alacrity
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eagerness
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allude
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to hint at
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anachronism
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something out of its own time
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bane
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cause of ruin
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beget
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to produce
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berate
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to scold
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blatent
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offensively noisy
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cavort
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to leap about
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daunt
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to make afraid
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debonair
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carefree, self-confident
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delude
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to mislead
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denigrate
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to accuse falsely of one's character
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effusive
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overly demonstrative
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egalitarian
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political and social equality
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elated
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raised spirits
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facade
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to pretend or the side of a building
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fallible
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liable to be mistaken
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farcical
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absurd
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feign
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to pretend
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fidelity
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loyalty
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filch
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to steal
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gist
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the essential part of a matter
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glutinous
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sticky
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guile
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crafty deception
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harp
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to dwell on
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haughty
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snobbish
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immaculate
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pure
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impel
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to press on
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impetuous
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impulsive
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jargon
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specific way of speaking
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lackadaisical
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lazy
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lampoon
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to mock or ridicule
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melee
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noisy fight
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mitigate
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to make less severe
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neophyte
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beginner
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nepotism
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showing favoritism
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paean
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any song of praise, joy, or triumph
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pallid
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pale
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