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48 Cards in this Set
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lackluster
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dull
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loathe
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to hate
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reprimand
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to show sharp disapproval
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caustic
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sarcastic, biting
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wrest
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to take by force
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infamous
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having a bad reputation
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jostle
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to shove hard
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dupe
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a person easily tricked
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incipient
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just beginning to exist
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inadvertent
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heedless, not attentive
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crocodile tears
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insincere tears
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to carry the day
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to win the approval of the majority
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ominous
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threatening
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tremulous
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quivering
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repudiate
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to reject, decline
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cessation
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a stopping
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bristle
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stiffen with fear or anger
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euphemism
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a less offensive term
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Skid Row
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disreputable part of town, inhabited by derelicts and people "on the skid"
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mundane
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worldly, (dull, routine)
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incongruous
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inappropriate (unsuitable)
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condolence
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pity
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stipulate
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to specify a condition
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to go up in smoke
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to come to no practical result
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to throw down the gauntlet
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to challenge someone
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alacrity
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briskness, lively action
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disdain
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contempt
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belligerent
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warlike
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intimidate
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to overawe
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feint
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a false attack
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feeling no pain
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drunk
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pugnacious
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quarrelsome
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promulgate
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to make known officially
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brash
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impudent (rash)
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scoff
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to sneer at
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belittle
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to make seem less important
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Hobson's choice
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to have no choice at all
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tangible
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having actual form
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laceration
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jagged wound
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castigate
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to correct by punishing
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sordid
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dirty, base
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octogenarian
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person in his or her eighties
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to rule the roost
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to be in charge, to be master
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solace
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easing of grief
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aspirant
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candidate for high position
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dregs
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most worthless part
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frenzy
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wild fit
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scurrilous
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coarse (uncivilized?)
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