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30 Cards in this Set
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raucous
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loud; harsh sounding
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goad
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to prod or urge
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squelch
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to suppress; put down by force
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debase
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to degrade or lower in quality
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zenith
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point of culmination; peak
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pariah
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outcast
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lavish
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extravagant
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matriarch
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woman who rules a family or clan
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timorous
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shy, timid; full of apprehension
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morose
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gloomy, sullen or surly
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proponent
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advocate; supporter; defender
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linchpin
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central cohesive element
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appraise
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to evaluate; estimate the value
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supplant
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to replace; substitute
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bilk
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to defraud; swindle
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tyro
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beginner; novice
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exalt
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to glorify or honor
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discern
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to perceive something obscure
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plaudits
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enthusiastic praise
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cajole
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to persuade, flatter
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proximity
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nearness
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serene
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calm, peaceful
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emissary
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an agent sent as a representive
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curtail
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to shorten
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inordinate
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excessive, immoderate
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haughty
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arrogant, condescending
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ostentantious
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showy
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quandary
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predicament; dilemma
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sully
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to soil, stain, tarnish, taint
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trepidation
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fear and anxiety
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