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129 Cards in this Set
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Abscond
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to run away secretly and hide
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atrophy
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to waste away or shrink from lack of use or nourishment
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canard
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a false rumor
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carp
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to complain or find fault with in a nagging way
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coeval
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of the same age or period; comtemporary
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contraband
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smuggled goods
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demur
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to hesitate because of one's doubts or objections
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disparage
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to speak negatively
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epithet
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a word/phrase used to describe someone or something in a negative way
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garrulous
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excessively talkative
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gelid
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extremely cold; frozen
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inchoate
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not yet completely formed or organized; disordered
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intrepid
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bold; fearless
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megalomania
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a mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur, wealth or power
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palindrome
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a word, phrase or sentence which reads the same backward or forward
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pusillanimous
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timid; cowardly
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revivify
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to bring back to life
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slatternly
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untidy; messy
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ubiquitous
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seeming to be present everywhere; omnipresent
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abate
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to make less in amount, degree or force
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mendacious
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not truthful; lying or false
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altruistic
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motivated by a selfless concern for others; selflessness
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neophyte
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any beginner; novice
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antediluvian
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old fashioned; antiquated
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non sequitor
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a remark that had nothing to do with what has just been said
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bellicose
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quarrelsome; of a hostile nature
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obsequious
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overly submissive or dutiful; fawning
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captious
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quick to find fault; critical
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prescient
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able to know things or events before they actually happen
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charlatan
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a fraud or fake
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refractory
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obstinantly resistant to authority or control; difficult to melt
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loquacious
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garrulous; talkative
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abase
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to disgrace, to bring low; to humble
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aberration
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deviation from what is normal
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beguile
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to decieve or mislead
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benison
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blessing
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capitulate
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to give up; submit
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chagrin
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surly; sullen; rude
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comestible
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edible; fit to be eaten
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consummate
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perfect; complete
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craven
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cowardly; afraid
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dearth
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insufficiency; lack of
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debacle
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sudden disaster or collapse
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descernment
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ability to judge and understand
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distend
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swell; bloat
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doltish
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stupid; slow-witted
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efface
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erase; make illegible
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fallow
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uncultivated; unused
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fetid
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putrid; stinking; having a noxious smell
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fortuitous
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accidental; by chance
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germane
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appropriate; relevent; pertinent
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glower
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to stare angrily; glare
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hapless
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unlucky; unfortunate
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imbroglio
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complicated or confusing situation
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impolitic
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unwise; impudent
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invective
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angry accusation
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mogul
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any powerful, dominant person
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munificent
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generous, bountiful
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obduracy
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quality of being hard-hearted or stubborn
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odious
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hateful; obnoxious
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petulant
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bad-tempered; impatient
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preclude
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to prevent; stop in advance
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promulgate
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to make known publicly; proclaim; publish
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pundit
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person of great learning or authority
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meretricious
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tawdrily and falsely attractive
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed in words
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turgid
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being in a state of distension; swollen
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brothel
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a building in which prostitutes are available
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antecedents
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predecessors; parents; a model or stimulus for later developments
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ingratiate
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to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort
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obtrusive
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forward in manner or conduct; undesirably prominent; protruding
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harrowing
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painful
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contralto
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singing voice
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caravansary
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and inn where caravans rest at night
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contingency
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an event that may be but is not certain to occur; something liable to happen as an adjunct to or result of something else
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inexplicable
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incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for
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inviolate
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not violated or profaned; pure
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precipitously
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very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall
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portentous
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??of a portent; eliciting amazement or wonder; being a grave or serious matter
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libertine
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freethinker
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prig
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theif; a person who offends or irritates by observance of properties in a pointed manner or to an obnoxious degree
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rancor
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bitter deep-seated ill will
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expostulation
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to demand, dispute
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truculent
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cruel, savage, deadly, destructive, harsh, self-assertive
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luminosity
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relative brightness of something, and mental brightness
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cahoots
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partnership; league
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pneumatic
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of, relating to, or using gas
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fortuitously
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occurring by chance; fortunate, lucky
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amorphous
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having no definite form; shapeless
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adventitious
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??coming from another source, arising or occurring sporadically or in other than the usual location
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pasquinade
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a lampoon posted in a public place; satirical writing
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superflous
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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; extra
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complacent
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self-satisfation especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
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transitory
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tending to pass away; temporary
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aesthetic
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of, relating to , or dealing with aesthetics of the beautiful
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commensurate
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equal in measure or extent; corresponding in size, extent, amount, degree; proportionate
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orgiastic
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of relating to or marked by orgies; frenzied
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epigram
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a concise poem; a terse or witty and often paradoxical saying
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riotous
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of the nature of a riot; participating in riot; abundant
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supercilious
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coolly and patronizingly haughty
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effeminate
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having feminine qualities untypical of a man
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languidly
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weak; slow; listless
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libel
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a written accusation
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oculist
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optometrist, eye doctor
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sumptuous
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extremely costly, rich, luxurious, magnificant
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haughter
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arrogance, haughtiness
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corps
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a group of people
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innuendo
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hint, insinuation, a veiled refection on character
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erroneous
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containing or characterized by error
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credulity
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gullibility
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dissension
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disagreement; quarreling
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jaunty
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stylish, lively
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discordant
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disagreeing, quarrelsome
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homogenity
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the state of being the same
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ascertain
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to make certain, exact
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obstetrical
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relating to child birth
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rivulets
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a small stream
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vinous
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related to wine
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punctilious
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marked by, or concerned about precise accordance with details of codes or conventions
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disconcertingq
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to throw into confusion, disturb composure
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modish
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fashionable, stylish
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somnambulatory
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to walk when asleep
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heady
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affecting the senses
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cornices
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the molding between the wall and the ceiling
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defunct
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no longer living, existing, functioning
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obstinate
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stubborn, not easily subdued
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vestige
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trace, mark, visible sign left by something
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vitality
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distinguishes the living from the non, lively character
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impolitic
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unwise
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