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17 Cards in this Set
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Insolent
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Adj - Rude and disrespectful arrogance
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Nebulous
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Adj - liable to more than one interpretation, ambiguous, vague, hazy.
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Laudable
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Adj - deserving honor;respectable, praiseworthy
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Meretricious
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Adj - tastelessly showy and flashy
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Ineffable
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Adj - Unable to put into words, indescribable
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Turgid
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Adj - In a swollen state, like a sponge
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Ingratiate
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Verb - To bring oneself into favor, to suck up.
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Caravansary
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Noun - Eastern inn with large inner court for caravans to rest.
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Libertine
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Noun - A person who is loose in morals
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Prig
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Adj - Prim and Proper
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Rancor
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Noun - A bitter grudge
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Magnanimous
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Adj - of great courage; noble.
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Inquest
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Noun - An official inquiry
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Expostulation
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Noun - An act of reasoning with a person to disuade them.
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Truculent
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Adj - Having an eagerness to fight
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Redolent
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Adj - having a pleasant odor
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Garrulous
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Adj - given to conversation, talkative.
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