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30 Cards in this Set
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adamant
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inflexible; unable to be pursuaded
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aghast
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struck with shock or amazement
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allude
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to refer to casually; hint, suggest
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avarice
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excessive good or desire
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banter
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exchange of light playful remarks; joking or teasing
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beguile
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influence by trickery; mislead, deceive, divert
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copious
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large in quantity or number; abundant, lavish, plentiful
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docile
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easily managed or handled; teachable, obediant
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expunge
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to wipe out or destory; erase, annihilate
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fastidious
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excessively particular; criticale, hard to please, demanding
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gauche
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lacking social grace; awkward, crude, clumsy
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heresy
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opinion different from accepted opinion, especially religious
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imperious
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arrogantly over-bearing; urgent, dictatorial
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indignation
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strong displasuer at something considered unjust or insulting
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inexorable
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not to be persuaded or moved; unalterable, relentless
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insolent
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boldly rude or disrespectful; insulting, arrogant
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jettison
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to cast overboard in order to lighten a vessel; discard to stabilize
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legitimize
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to make lawful or in accordance with rules
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lofty
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elevated in rank or character; arrogantly superior in manner; haughty
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motley
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exhibiting great diversity or variety
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ominous
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porending evil or harm; menacing, threatening, fateful
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paradox
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statement that seems self-contridicatory but is actually true
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portent
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indictation or omen of something about to happen
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reticent
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disposed to be silent; reserved, reluctant, quiet
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scoundrel
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unprincipled person; villain, rogue
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succor
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help, relief, aid, assistance
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temerity
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boldness, rashness; disregard of danger
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uncanny
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beyond the ordinary or normal; odd, mysterious
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vex
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to irritate, annoy, or provoke; harras
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wane
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gradual decreae or decline in strenth, power, or intensity
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