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30 Cards in this Set
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wantonness (n.)
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the trait of lacking restraint or control; freedom from inhibition or worry
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intractability (n.)
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the trait of being hard to influence or control
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prodigality (n.)
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Extreme abundance; lavishness
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perfunctory (adj.)
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Acting with indifference; showing little interest or care
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pariah (n.)
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A social outcast
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petulance (n.)
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An irritable petulant feeling
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bellicose (adj.)
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Warlike in manner or temperament; pugnacious
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debasement (n.)
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Changing to a lower state (a less respected state)
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altruism (n.)
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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness
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droll (adj.)
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Amusingly odd or whimsically comical
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sardonic (adj.)
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Scornfully or cynically mocking
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ribald (adj.)
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Characterized by or indulging in vulgar, lewd humor.
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pejorative (adj.)
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Tending to make or become worse
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anomalous (adj.)
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Equivocal, as in classification or nature
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paean (n.)
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A song of joyful praise or exultation
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discern (v.)
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To recognize or comprehend mentally
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ineffable (adj.)
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Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable
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picaresque (adj.)
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involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction
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denouement (n.)
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The outcome of a sequence of events; the end result
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penchant (n.)
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A definite liking; a strong inclination
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reticence (n.)
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The state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness
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mien (n.)
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An appearance or aspect
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cravenness (n.)
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cowardice (mean-spirited)
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specious (adj.)
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Having the ring of truth or plausibility but actually fallacious
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truculent (adj.)
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Disposed to or exhibiting violence or destructiveness; fierce
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ingenuousness (n.)
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Openly straightforward or frank
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supercilious (adj.)
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Feeling or showing haughty disdain
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recalcitrance (adj.)
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The trait of being unmanageable
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obsequiousness (n.)
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abject or cringing submissiveness (servility)
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unassailability (n.)
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Impossible to dispute or disprove; undeniable
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