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20 Cards in this Set
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Acclamation
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A shout of welcome, approval
Cheering, ovation booing, hissing |
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Bucolic
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rural, pastoral
rustic urban |
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Calumniate
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slander, to accuse falsely and maliciously
defame flatter |
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Chary
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extremely cautious
skittish reckless |
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Collusion
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secret agreement
conspiracy |
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dilenttante
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superficial
amateur professional |
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imperturbable
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not easily excited
unexcitable ecitable |
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increment
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increase, addition
gain loss, reduction |
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mandate
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formal order, an authoritive command
directive forbid, ban, outlaw |
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paltry
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trifling
meager gigantic |
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paroxysm
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a spasm
fit, seizure |
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pedantry
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a pretentious display of knowledge
nit-picking |
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peregrination
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an excursion
journey |
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redolent
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smelling strongly
aromatic odorless |
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refulgent
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shininng, radiant
luminous dim, dark |
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shibboleth
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expression that distinguishes a group of people
catchphrase |
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tyro
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begginer, novice
neophyte veteran |
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unremitting
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not stopping
constant desultory |
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vacilliate
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to waver weakly in mind or will
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vituperative
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harshly abusive
abusive complimentary |
