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25 Cards in this Set
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abeyance
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temporary suspension of an activity or function. a suspension paending further information
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absolve
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to pronounce free from quilt or blame, to pardon, acquit
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affectation
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a pretense, a pose, artificial behavior meant to impress others
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altercation
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noisy quarrel, an angry dispute
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cameo
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a gem or stone carved in two layers to depict a raised figure against a flat backround
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compunction
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a twinge of conscience, remorse, scruple
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crass
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unrefined, stupid
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didactic
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instructive, too much inclined to teach others (gennearly used in an unfavorable sense)
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elusive
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evasive, difficult to grasp (said especially of mental impression)
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ensconce
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to shelter or conceal to place snugly and securely
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execration
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a cursing, loathing, abhorrence; a person or thing cursed
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exigency
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a state of urgency, a situation requiring immediate attention
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fatuous
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foolsih in a sel-satisfied way, inane
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filch
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to pilfer or steal usually spoken of a trivial theft
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formidable
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inspiring dread, fear or awe; diffcult to handle or overwhelm
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chagrin
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embarrassment, mortification, discomfiture
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eclectic
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gathered from many sources
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enamored
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fond loving
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juxtapose
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set together, put in proimity
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pathos
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pitifulness, sympathy-evoking nature
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philistine
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so uncultured, unrefined, ignorant
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propinquity
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nearness, closeness, proimity
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succinct
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concise, compressed, laconic
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sycohphant
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flatterer, haner-on, toady, parasite
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verbosity
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wordiness, redundancy, superfluity of words
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