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15 Cards in this Set
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Asperity
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n.-1) sharpness or harshness of manner.
-2) roughness of surface; uneveness |
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Bane
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n.- a person or thing that destroys or causes harm.
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Buffoon
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n.- a person who often makes attempts to be funny; a clown; a fool.
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Doleful
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adj.- mournful or full of sorrow; causing grief.
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Extrovert
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n.- a person whose attention is focused on others and on whats is going on around her or him, rather than on her or his own feelings.
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Garish
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adj.- excessively bright and flashy; tastelessly glaring.
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Hierarchy
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n.- a group or system in which positions of power are ranked, usually form lowest to highest.
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Imbue
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v.- to fill completely witha feeling or idea; to inspire.
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Instigate
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v.- to stir up or urge on; to provoke.
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Penchant
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n.- a strong attraction or leaning
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Rambunctious
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adj.- behaving in a wild and unruly manner.
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Repertoire
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n.- the list of pieces an actor, musician, etc. is ready to perfrom; the skills or accomplishments of a person or group.
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Rudiment
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n.- (usually plural)1) a basic principal or skill.
2) an undeveloped or beginning stage. |
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Undermine
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v.- 1) to weaken or ruin by degrees.
2) to attack by indirect, secret, or underhanded means. |
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Unremitting
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adj.- not stopping or slowing down; constant.
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