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15 Cards in this Set
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Multifarious
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adj. having many different parts, elements, forms, etc.
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flimflam
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noun. a trick or deception
verb. to trick, deceive, swindle, or cheat: |
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purloin
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verb to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
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perfunctory
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adj. performed merely as a routine duty; hasty and superficial:
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churlish
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adj. like a churl; boorish; rude
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rebarbative
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adj. causing annoyance, irritation, or aversion; repellent.
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bucolic
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adj. of or pertaining to shepherds; pastoral.
noun. a pastoral poem. |
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sinuous
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adj. having many curves, bends, or turns; winding
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chimera
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.noun a mythological, fire-breathing monster, commonly represented with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a serpent's tail.
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fulsome
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adj. offensive to good taste, esp. as being excessive; overdone or gross
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asunder
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–adverb, adj. to separate parts; in or into pieces:
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askance
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–adverb with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval:
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pratfall
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noun a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating.
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jackanapes
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–noun an impertinent, presumptuous person, esp. a young man; whippersnapper.
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auspice
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–noun Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
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