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20 Cards in this Set
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obstreperous
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noisy, loud
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contumacious
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insubordinate, rebellious
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mettlesome
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courageous, high-spirited. Don't confuse with "meddlesome," meaning inclined to interfere.
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cadge
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to beg, to get by begging
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pith
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heart of the matter, basic trait. Also force, strength, or vigor
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supine
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lying on the back. Also slow to act, passive.
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remonstrate
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to protest, object
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inveigh
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to attack verbally, denounce, deprecate
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precepts
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rules establishing standards of conduct
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impute
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to attribute to a cause or source, ascribe
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Bucolic
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of or relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life
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sardonic
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grimly mocking or cynical
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Thrum
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to make a continuous rhythmic humming sound
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vanquish
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defeat thoroughly
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caveat
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a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.
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nihilism
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the rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
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palindrome
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a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backward as forward.
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nexus
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a connection or series of connections linking two or more things
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nefarious
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wicked or criminal
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acrimonious
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angry and bitter
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