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33 Cards in this Set
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Contumacious (ly)
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wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
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execrate
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declare to be evil; find repugnant
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supercilious
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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; expressive of contempt
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burly
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muscular and heavily built
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to obtrude
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push to thrust outward
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to augur
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indicate by signs; to portend
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ostentatious
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intended to attract notice and impress others
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excrescence
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something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form
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inscrutable
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of an obscure nature; cryptic, mystifying, deep
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swarthy
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naturally having skin of a dark color
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to retort
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a quick reply to a question or remark
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to propitiate
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make peace with
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to imbue
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spread or diffuse through; permeate
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sagacious
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acutely insightful and wise
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dissipated
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unrestrained by convention or morality; preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance
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artifice
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a deceptive maneuver; a ruse
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rudiments
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a statement of fundamental facts or principles; basics
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amenities
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things that make you comfortable and at ease; comforts, conveniences
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cupidity
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extreme greed for material wealth; avarice
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surly
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inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
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meritorious
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deserving reward or praise; meritable
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rueful
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feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
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assiduity
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great and constant diligence and attention; concentration
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rubicund
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inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
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prolix
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tediously prolonged or tending to speak or write at great length
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superannuated
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too old to be usefu; retired, overage
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obdurate
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showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; stony
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abeyance
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temporary cessation or suspension
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irresolute
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uncertain how to act or proceed; hesitant
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manifest
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provide evidence for; stand as proof of
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vestige
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a clue that something has been present
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reomonstrance
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an expression of opposition to a course of action
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to beguile
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attract; cause to be enamored
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