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20 Cards in this Set
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Illustrious
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notably or brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions
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ingratiatingly
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intended or adopted in order to gain favor
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diffident
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hesitant in acting or speaking through lack of self-confidence
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surly
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irritably sullen and churlish in mood or manner; rude
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brusquely
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markedly short and abrupt
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supple
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compliant often to the point of obsequiousness
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temerity
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unreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition
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vindictively
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intended to cause anguish or hurt
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mollified
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to soothe in temper or disposition
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bulwark
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a strong support or protection
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ostensibly
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to all outward appearances
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obsequious
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marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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akimbo
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having the hand on the hip and the elbow turned outward
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aptitude
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capacity for learning; desire to learn
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interminable
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having or seeming to have no end
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morosely
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marked by or expressive of gloom
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consternation
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amazement or dismay that hinders or throws into confusion
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mason
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a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material
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restive
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marked by impatience
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obeisance
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a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission; a bow
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