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15 Cards in this Set
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1. aborning
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(adverb): while being born or produced
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2. aperçu
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(noun): an immediate impression; especially : insight
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3. bereft
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(adjective): lacking something needed, wanted, or expected
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4. decry
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(verb): to express strong disapproval of
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5. doctrinaire
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(adjective): dogmatic
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6. edacious
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(adjective): excessively eager : insatiable
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7. fainéant
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(adjective): idle and ineffectual : indolent
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8. lave
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verb): to flow along or against
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9. motley
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(adjective): variegated in color
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10. nascent
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(adjective): coming or having recently come into existence
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11. fey
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(adjective): quaintly unconventional : campy
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12. resile
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(verb): recoil, retract; especially : to return to a prior position
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13. sobriquet
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(noun): a descriptive name or epithet: nickname
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14. trammel
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(noun): something impeding activity, progress, or freedom : restraint— usually used in plural
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15. vamoose
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(verb): to depart quickly
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