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15 Cards in this Set
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Recluse
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a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.
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Spurious
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not being what it purports to be; false or fake.
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Allegedly
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used to convey that something is claimed to be the case or have taken place, although there is no proof.
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Poise |
graceful and elegant bearing in a person.
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Florid
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having a red or flushed complexion.
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Eccentricities
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the quality of being eccentric.
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Purloined
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steal (something).
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Squandered
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waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner.
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Primeval
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of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world.
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Mortification
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great embarrassment and shame.
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Untrammeled
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not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered.
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Staccato
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a piece or passage marked to be performed staccato.
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Reprimand
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a rebuke, especially an official one.
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Garishly
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obtrusively bright and showy; lurid.
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Acquiescence
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the reluctant acceptance of something without protest. |
