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9 Cards in this Set
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Feign
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verb make believe with the intent to deceive; make a pretence of
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Levity
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noun a manner lacking seriousness; feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness
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Epigram
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noun a witty saying
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Infinitesimal
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adj. infinitely or immeasurably small; noun (mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit
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Supercilious
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adj. expressive of contempt; having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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Swank
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adj. imposingly fashionable and elegant; noun elegance by virtue of being fashionable; verb display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously
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Wan
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adj. lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness; abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress; (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble; noun a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network; verb become pale and sickly
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Languid
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adj. lacking spirit or liveliness
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Hulking
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adj. of great size and bulk
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