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30 Cards in this Set
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forestall
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to circumvent or thwart; to hinder
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forswear
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to renounce, disallow, repudiate
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fortuitous
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happening by fortunate accident
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fracas
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a noisy fight
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fractious
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quarrelsome
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froward
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not willing to yield
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fulminate
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to attack loudly or denounce
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furtive
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covert
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gainsay
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to deny, dispute, contradict
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gambol
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to frolic
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garner
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to gather, store up, acquire
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garrulous
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pointlessly talkative
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gauche
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crude, tasteless
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germane
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relevant
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glib
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nonchalant, superficial
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gossamer
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delicate; insincere
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grandiloquence
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pompous speech
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gregarious
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sociable, outgoing
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grouse
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to complain or grumble
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guile
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cunning, trickery
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guy
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a rope used as a brace or guide
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hackneyed
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rendered trite by frequent usage
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halcyon
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calm; prosperous
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hallow
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to set apart as holy
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harangue
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to deliver a loud, pompous speech or tirade
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harrow
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to distress
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hedonism
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devotion to pleasurable pursuits
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hegemony
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consistent domination of one group
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heretical
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unorthodox
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hermetic
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airtight; impervious to outside influence
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