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24 Cards in this Set
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accost
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to greet first
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adroit
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clever
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avid
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enthusiastic
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cajole
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coax, wheedle
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enhance
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to make greater
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fabricate
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to make up a lie
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felon
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criminal
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furtive
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secretive, stealthy
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gesticulate
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to use lively gestures
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hapless
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unlucky
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intrepid
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courageous
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irate
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angry
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laconic
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concise, pithy
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nuance
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basic, elementary
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plethora
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overabundance
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pretext
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an excuse
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reticent
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uncommunicative
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rudimentary
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shade of difference
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throng
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great number of people/crowd
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vigilant
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alert
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the sword of Damocles
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any threatening danger
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pyrrhic victory
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an expensive conquest
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a wet blanket
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spoilsport
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to beard the lion
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defy an opponent in his home
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