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25 Cards in this Set
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permeate
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to spread, penetrate
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innuendo
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overt allusion, not obvious, insinuation
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wan
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paleness
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ravage
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havoc, damage
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pessimist
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always loking on the dark or evil side of things
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erroneous
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in error
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extempore
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improvine
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fractiousness
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troublesome, irritable, quarrelsome
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contemptuous
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expressing contempt or disdain, lack of respect
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unobtrusively
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inconspiciously
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condescending
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assume an "air of superiority" and to descend to a lower level
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vehement
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intensely emotional, antagonistic
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ascertain
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to make sure
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credulity
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undue readiness to believe
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ambiguous
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capable of being understood two different ways
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imperceptibly
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exremely slight, hardly noticeable
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supercilious
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patronizing
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decisive
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determination, firmness
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cynical
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distrustful of human nature and motives
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imperatively
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commandingly
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juxtaposition
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two or more related incidents or events placed side by side for effect or contrast
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apathy
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no interest, feeling, or concern
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ectoplasm
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substance held to produce spirit materialization
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decomposed
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decayed, rotted
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infinitesimal
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minute, very small
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