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18 Cards in this Set
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Flaccid
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soft and limp
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Winnow
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examine, sort, go through
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Chortle
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to chuckle
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Sphinx
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mythological creature
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Acerbic
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sour or caustic
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Query
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a question
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Encumber
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to impede or hinder
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Coddle
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to treat tenderly
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Befuddled
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confused
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Blunderbuss
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a clumsy, awkard, insensitive person. also, a musket.
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Arboreal
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relating to trees
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Influx
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act of flowing in
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Scythe
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an agricultural knife tool thing
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Requite
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to make repayment or return for
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Precis
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a concise summary
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Marshal
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an officer
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Travesty
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a parody or mockery
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Verve
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enthusiasm or vigor
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