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26 Cards in this Set
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Harangue
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noisy, attacking speech
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Remuneration
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payment for work done
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Talisman
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lucky charm
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Abasement
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humiliation; degradation
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Billowing
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swelling; fluttering; waving
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Harangue
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noisy, attacking speech
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Replete
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full
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Labyrinthine
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complicated; highly convoluted
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Plaudit
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statement giving strong praise
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Reprehensible
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shameful; very bad
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Absolution
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forgiveness; pardon; release
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Reprieve
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a respite; postponement of a sentence
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Tawdry
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of little value; gaudy
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Blighted
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damaged; destroyed; ruined
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Lachrymose
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tearful; sad
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Obfuscate
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deliberately make something difficult to understand
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Repudiate
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shun; eschew
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Abstemious
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self denying; refraining from indulging
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Blithe
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free-spirited; carefree
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Temper
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to moderate; soften
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand; obscure
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Blunderbuss
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1. ancient weapon (type of gun); 2. a clumsy person
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Envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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Oblique
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indirect; slanting
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Epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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Lampoon
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ridicule; spoof
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