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30 Cards in this Set
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awl
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pointed tool used for piercing
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asinine
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stupid
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avow
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declare openly
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bacchanalian
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drunken
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artifice
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deceit or trickery
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badinage
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teasing in conversation
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arroyo
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a channel in the earth
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asunder
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into parts, apart
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antic
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extravagantly odd
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balk
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to stop short, fail
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apothegm
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compact saying, aphorism
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averse
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reluctant
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truss
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used as a support
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lout
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someone who lacks grace
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poltroon
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lacks courage
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catechism
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summary of the principle in ? and answer format- religous
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opine
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present a view
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squalid
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extremely dirty
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fraticide
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the action of killing a brother
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regicide
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the action of killing a king
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ominous
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threatening
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winsome
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charming
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prosaic
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common place
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plucky
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brave
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insular
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isolated
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sop
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given in order to appease
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rugose
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wrinkled
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commensurate
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proportioned, equal
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magnaminity
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forgiveness
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disinterested
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impartial
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