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39 Cards in this Set
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harlequin
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fanciful decoration
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fortnight
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two weeks
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subterfuge
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deceptive strategy
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caterwaul
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cat-like wail
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eddies
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whirlpools
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innuendo
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indirect but disparaging comment
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homogeneity
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similarity
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impetuous
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sudden rash action
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florid
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flowery
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corpulent
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fat
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prodigality
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wasteful in spending
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bona fide
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authentic, true
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veranda
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large open porch
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staid
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fixed, not capricious
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opal
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milkywhite gem
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vacuous
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empty
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languid
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lacking vigor
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sumptuous
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luxurious, costly
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hauteur
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haughty, arrogant
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ectoplasm
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ethereal substance
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rakish
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dashing
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incessant
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without pause
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regal
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royal
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transcendent
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surpassing, supreme
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privy to
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know a secret
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epigrame
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terse witticism
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supercilious
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arrogant, disdainful
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fractiousness
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readily angered
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wistful
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melancholy yearning
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ajar
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partially open
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divan
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sofa w.o arms or back
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wan
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sickly pallid
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banter
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light remarks
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claret
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red wine
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extemporize
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improvise, speak w . o rehersal
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devoid
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not possessing
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settee
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love seat
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rotogravure
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early photo technique
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peremptory
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leaving no opportunity for refusal
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