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19 Cards in this Set
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the angle or inclination of a line or surface that meets another at any angle but 90 degrees
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bevel
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discontented
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disgruntled
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excessively ornate or complex in style or language: swollen, bloated
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turgid
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very humid and hot or arousing passion/ desire
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sultry
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innumerable: composed of numerous elements/facts
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myriad
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obtained, done, or made by stealth mean: acting with stealth
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surreptitious
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growth/inverse in size by gradual external addition, fussion, or inclussion
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accretion
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uniformity of lack of variation in pitch, intonation, or inflection ; tedious, sameness, or repetitiousness
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monotony
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being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time
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ubiquitous
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meditating on, engaged in thought
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musing
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a horizontal beam held up by 2 divergent legs used as a support
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trestle
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inducing/tending to induce sleep
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soporific
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to show contempt for, scorn
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flout
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to roll clumsily in mud, snow, or water
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wallow
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not perceptible to the touch, intangible
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impalpable
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an area of wet, soggy, muddy ground
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mire
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a bringing or coming to an end, ceasing
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cessation
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unwilling to spend money
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penurious
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one that preceeds another thing
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precursor
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