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22 Cards in this Set
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colonnade
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n, series of columns
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punctual
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adj, on time
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taciturn
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adj, curt, not prone to talking
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sardonic
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adj, scornful, cynical
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garrison
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n, military post; troops at such a post
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capitulating
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adj, surrendering
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innocuous
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adj, producing no ill effect; harmless
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provocation
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n, act of inciting; cause of irritation
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melancholy
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n/adj, sadness, gloom/sad, gloom
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inertia
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n, resistance to action or change
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disconsolate
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adj, gloomy
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demurred
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v, having raised objections
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effrontery
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n, shameless boldness, audacity
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declivity
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n, steep incline
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obilque
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adj, indirect in action
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volubility
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n, verbal fluency
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indolent
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adj, lazy
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plaintive
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adj, mournful
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scintillating
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adj, shining
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opulence
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n, great wealth
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gaunt
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adj, thin, hollowed
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imprudence
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n, lacking forethought or good judgement
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