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20 Cards in this Set
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gibberish
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nonsense; unintelligible speech
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inimical
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unfriendly; hostile; injurious
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nexus
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a link, tie, or bond
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coeval
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of the same time period
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate
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convoluted
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complicated; intricate
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entreat
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to earnestly request or petition
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anecdote
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a short account of an incident
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incumbent
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obligatory; necessary
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churlish
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boorish or vulgar
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promulgate
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to announce; to make known
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staid
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showing dignity and often strait-laced propriety
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livid
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extremely angry
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lurid
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shocking; explicit
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cogent
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convincing; reasonable
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root "spect"
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look
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roots "vid" and "vis"
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see
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root "aud"
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hear
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circum-
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around
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in-
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"not," "upon," or "against"
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