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25 Cards in this Set
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to assuage
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v.
to ease or to make less intense |
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taciturn
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adj.
uncommunicative |
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alleged
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adj.
stated or claimed to be true without proof |
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vapid
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adj.
lacking liveliness or interest |
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nebulous
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adj.
cloudy, hazy or misty |
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foray
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noun
a raid |
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indigenous
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adj.
native/ occuring naturly in that area |
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vexation
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noun
a source of annoyance |
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onslaught
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n.
an overwhelming attack |
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fraught
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adj.
filled/charged |
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disapprobation
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n.
moral dissaproval/condemnation |
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altercation
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noun
argument |
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to bode
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verb
to be a sign or omen of |
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devoid
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adj.
completely lacking |
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myopic
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adj.
failing to think/plan |
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garish
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adj.
too bright and showy |
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infallible
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adj.
not capable of making mistakes |
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succinct
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adj.
short and to the point |
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futile
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adj.
without useful result |
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amiable
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adj.
friendly and plesent |
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acrimonious
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adj.
ill-natured, harsh |
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tenet
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noun
a basic principle |
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to corroborate
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v.
to affirm the truth of |
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temerity
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noun
arrogant boldness |
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rueful
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adj.
regretful/sorrowful |
