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20 Cards in this Set
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Pusillanimous
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lacking courage; cowardly
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purvey
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to supply (ie food); furnish
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prolix
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tending to speak or write at excessive length
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nostrum
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a favorite but untested remedy for problems or evils
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officious
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excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services to others
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lugubrious
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mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated degree
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maudlin
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effusively or tearfully sentimental
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mendicant
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depending on alms for a living; practicing begging
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mince
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to restrain (words) for the sake of politeness; euphemize
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lachrymose
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weeping or inclined to weep; tearful
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Ire
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anger; wrath
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inveigh
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to give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently
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fatuous
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vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish
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fetid
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having an offensive odor
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gaucherie
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an awkward or tactless act, manner or expression
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glean
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to gather facts
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halcyon
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calm and peaceful; tranquil
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imbroglio
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a difficult or intricate situation; an entanglement
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indefatigability
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incapable or seemingly incapable of being fatigued; tireless
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ineefable
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incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable
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