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15 Cards in this Set
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provocative
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tending to excite or stimulate
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bumpkin
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an unsophisticated, awkward person
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toady
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a person who flatters for personal gain
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culpable
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deserving blame or condemnation; guilty
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hortatory
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encouraging; inciting
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penultimate
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next to last
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orotund
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full and rich in sound (in speech)
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blithe
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carefree; lighthearted
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soporific
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tending to induce sleep
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pervasive
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permeating; spreading throughout
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benign
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beneficial; favorable
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frenetic
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wildly excited
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recrimination
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a counteraccusation
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indecorous
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lacking good taste; improper
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corroborate
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to strengthen by adding evidence
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