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20 Cards in this Set
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done in a smooth, offhand manner; easily spoken; speaking too smoothly to be sincere
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Glibly
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Sad or mournful, often to an exaggerated degree; doleful
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Lugubrious
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Delicate skill; Subtlety; to bring about with skill; to evade
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Finesse
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An avenger; an unbeatable rival; a person who punishes another for evil deeds
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nemesis
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to steal
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purloins
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commonplace; trite; stale from overuse
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banal
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a fictitious name assumed by an author; a pen name
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pseudonym
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strongly satirical writing; to ridicule or satirize
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lampoon
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villainous; infamous; having a bad reputation
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nefarious
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quarrelsome; hostile; inclined to fighting
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bellicose
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a mild expression used in place of a harsh, crude, or distasteful expression
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euphemism
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hazy; vague; not clearly defined
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nebulous
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hopelessly low; wretched; miserable; without self respect
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abject
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acceptable behavior; conformity with conventional standards
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propriety
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to attack with abusive language; to call insulting names
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reviled
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in a state of mental conflict; agitated; crazed
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distraught
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to reprove mildly and kindly, but seriously; to caution or warn, to urge
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admonish
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matter-of-face, ordinary; commonplace
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prosaic
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sluggish; indifferent; calm
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phlegmatic
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in proper proportion; having the same scale, measure, or size; proportionate
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commensurate
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