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28 Cards in this Set
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unrepentant
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having or exhibiting no remorse
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discrete
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seperate
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opalescent
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reflecting a shimmering light
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termagent
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a quarrelsome, scolding woman; a shrew
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pique
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to cause to feel resentment or indignation; to pride oneslef
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narcissism
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excessive love or admiration of oneselff
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bourgeois
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of, relating to, or typical of the middle class
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indiscreet indignation
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careless anger/fury
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queue
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line
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patois
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a regional dialect
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evasive
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intentionally vague or ambiguous
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redolent
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having the aroma/scent of, reminding you of
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palimpset
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a manuscript
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comestible
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fit to be eaten; edible
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supple
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flexible; moving and bending with agility
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pusillanimity
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cowardice
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discreet
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showing carefulness and wise self-restraint in speech
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discretion
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ability or power to decide respoinsbily
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destitute
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utterly lacking; devoid
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irreverence
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lack of respect
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penitent
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feeling or expressing remorse
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stentorian
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extremely loud
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subterfuge
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a deceptive strategy or device in
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complicity
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involvement as an accomplice in a questionable act or crime
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aphorism
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a tersely phrased statement of an opinion
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quisling
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a traitor who serves as the puppet of the enemy
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gloaming
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twilight, dusk
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masochism
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deriving pleasure from one's own pain or abuse
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