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10 Cards in this Set
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Licentious (adj)
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Lacking moral discipline
having no regard for accepted rules (immoral, LEWD) |
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Numismatist (n)
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A coin collector
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Paucity (n)
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A scarcity
A lack (insufficiency) |
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Fatalistic (adj)
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believeing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate.
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Obtrude (v)
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To force oneself into a situation uninvited (impose, Intrude)
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Pensive (adj)
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Deeply or dreamingly thoughful (reflective, meditative)
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Lackadaisical (adj)
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uninterested (spiritless, apathetic, languid)
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Alienate (v)
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To make unfriendly
To turn away feelings or affections (estrange, set against) |
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Elated (adj)
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In high spiritis
exultantly proud and joyful (overjoyed) |
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Epigram (n)
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A witty saying expressing a single though or observations (Aphorism, quip)
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