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17 Cards in this Set
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uncouth
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adj. awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly
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spurn
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v. to reject with disdain; scorn
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kinder
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n. children
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reverberate
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v. to reecho or resound
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enigmatic
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adj. perplexing; mysterious
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scion
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n. a descendant
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expostulate
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v. to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate
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portmanteau
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n. a large travelling case made of stiff leather, esp one hinged at the back so as to open out into two compartments
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wantonness
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n. mercilessness and inhumanity
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vestige
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n. a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence
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indellible
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adj. making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like
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disquisition
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n. a formal discourse or treatise in which a subject is examined and discussed; dissertation.
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epoch
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n. a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.
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malice
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n. desire to inflict injury, harm, or suffering on another, either because of a hostile impulse or out of deep-seated meanness
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exordium
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n. the beginning of anything
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verdure
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n. greenness, especially of fresh, flourishing vegetation
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machination
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n. crafty scheme; plot; intrigue.
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