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30 Cards in this Set
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Abate
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to put to an end or reduce
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Accrue
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increase, to come as a direct result
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Acrimonious
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bitter in speech or behavior
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Affectation
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To fake, effort to atract notice by pretense
Affectation of an interest in art |
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apparition
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ghostly figure
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Blatant
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completely obvious
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callow
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immature
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caveat
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an explanation
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Conducive
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tending to promote or assist
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contemptuous
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showing or expressing contempt
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contrive
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devise or plan
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deleterious
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injurious to health
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dilatory
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characterized by procrastination
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discursive
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Ramebling
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Ectoplasm
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emanation frmo the body of a medium, hte outer protion of the cytoplasm
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Egregious
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extrodinary in a bad way
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elicit
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to call forth
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epitome
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a typical or ideal example
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exude
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to ooze out
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feign
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to give a false appearance
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fervor
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intensity
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fetter
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a chain or shakle for the feet
Constrain |
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fractious
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unruly, quarrelsome
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hauteur
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arrogance, haughtiness
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hiatus
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an interruption in time or continuity
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imperceptible
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not perceptible by sense or the mind
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impetuous
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rash action, emotion
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impregnable
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incapable of being taken by assault
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incredulous
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skeptical
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ingratiate
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to gain favor by deliberate effort
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