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24 Cards in this Set
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affable
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courteous and pleasant
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth
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amorphous
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shapeless
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aura
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a distinctive air of personal quality
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contraband
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smuggled goods; illegal
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erudite
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scholarly
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gossamer
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thin, light, delicate; a very thin, light cloth
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infer
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to find out by reasoning; to hint, suggest
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood
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insular
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situated on an island narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity
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a natural inclination
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querulous
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complaining and peevish
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remonstrate
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to argue or plead with
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repudiate
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to disown, reject
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reverberate
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to re-echo, to reflect repeatedly
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scurrilous
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foul-mouthed
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sedulous
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persistent
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sleazy
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cheap, ethically low
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reverberate
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to re-echo, to reflect repeatedly
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scurrilous
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foul-mouthed
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sedulous
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persistent
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sleazy
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cheap, ethically low
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resilient
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able to recover quickly
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