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47 Cards in this Set
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feign |
verb to pretend |
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levity |
adjective lightheartedness |
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proximity |
noun nearness |
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fractiousness |
noun belligerence unruliness |
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supercilious |
adjective haughty, scornful, snobbish |
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imperceptibly |
adjective subtly, barely noticeably |
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reciprocal |
adjective mutual |
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wan |
adjective pale |
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imperatively |
adverb authoritatively, sternly |
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bantering |
noun playful teasing |
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infinitesimal |
adjective very small |
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extemporizing |
verb improvising |
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sauntered |
verb strolled |
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pastoral |
adjective rural |
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apathetically |
adverb without feeling, indifferently |
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strident |
adjective shrill, harsh |
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languidly |
adverb lazily |
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peremptory |
adjective urgent |
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oculist |
noun eye doctor |
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contiguous |
adjective adjacent, touching on a border |
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proprietary |
adjective characteristic of ownership |
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permeate |
verb spread throughout |
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innuendo |
noun hint, insinuation |
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prodigality |
noun reckless extragance |
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impetuous |
adjective impulsive, without thinking |
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vacuous |
adjective empty of intelligence |
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convivial |
adjective festive, jovial |
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punctilious |
adjective precise, conscientious |
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sonambulatory |
adjective as if sleepwalking |
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denizen |
noun one who frequents a place |
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tortuously |
adverb marked by twists, bends, turns |
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subterfuges |
noun deceptions |
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anteroom |
noun lobby or outer room |
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diembodied |
adjective without corporeal existence |
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succulent |
adjective juicy |
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juxtapositional |
adjective alongside |
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sporadic |
adjective intermittent, on and off |
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vicariously |
adverb as substitute gratification, living through another |
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portentous |
adjective ominous |
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magnanimous |
adjective generously forgiving of insult or injury |
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presumptuous |
adjective arrogant |
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truculent |
adjective fierce, cruel, savage |
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redolent |
adjective fragrant, smelling of |
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garrulous |
adjective talkative |
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amorphous |
adjective without form or character |
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bulbous |
adjective shaped like a bulb |
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commensurate |
adjective corresponding in extent or degree |
