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34 Cards in this Set
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piquant |
Sharp or pungent in taste
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recreant |
coward, disloyal |
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meritorious |
deserving of praise |
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obstreperous
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unruly |
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cogitation
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thought/reflection |
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clement
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merciful, lenient, compassionate |
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approbation
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approval or commendation |
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reprise
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to repeat |
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exultant
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jubilant |
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punctilious
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strict adherence to the fine points |
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augury |
an omen, something that predicts the future |
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sumptuousness
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lavish, splendid, expensive |
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torque
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to rotate or twist |
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atrocious
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wicked, cruel, brutal
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abiding
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to continue without change; steadfast |
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indomitable
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unconquerable, can't be overcome |
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trite
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hackneyed, stale |
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apostate
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a person who forsakes religion, cause, or country |
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presage
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foreboding, a portent |
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preclude
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to prevent, to make impossible |
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incipient
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initial stage, beginning to exist
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implacable |
unable to be appeased, mollified, or persuaded |
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redolent
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smelly (in a good way), or reminiscent of |
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retribution
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just desserts for something bad
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obviate |
to render unnecessary |
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liberality
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generous and giving, an open mind |
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cavalcade
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a procession, esp. one with horses |
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flippant
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disrespectful, shallow, displaying levity |
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hallowed
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sacred |
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ersatz
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an artificial copy
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lugubrious
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dismal, gloomy, eeyor
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incendiary
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inflammatory, something that can be set on fire |
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