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30 Cards in this Set
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Fallowness
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characterized by inactivity
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Retinue
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the retainers or attendants accompanying a high-ranking person
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Fortuitous
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happening by a fortunate accident or chance
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Rakishly
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in a dashingly or sportingly stylish manner; jauntiness
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Cleft
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a crack, crevice, or split
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Precipitated
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to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely
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Ingenuous
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lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness
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Indulges
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to yield to the desires and whims of, especially to an excessive degree
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Perturbation
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the state of being greatly disturbed, uneasy, or anxious
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Sinuous
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characterized by many curves or turns, by supple and lithe movements
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Trellises
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structure of open latticework
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Forays
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a sudden raid or military advance
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Mundane
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relating to, characteristic of, or concerned with commonplaces, ordinary
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Petulance
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an irritable or ill-tempered feeling
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Cadence
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balanced, rhythmic flow, as of poetry or oratory
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Poignant
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agreeably intense or stimulating; sharp or sour to the taste or touch
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Aspirations
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expulsion of breath in speech; a strong desire for high achievement
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Sullied
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to mar the cleanliness or luster of; to defile
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Spasmodically
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given with sudden outbursts of energy or feeling
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Pugilistic
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skilled in fighting with fists; boxing
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Plaintive
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expressing sorrow, mournful or melancholy
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Privy
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secret, concealed
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Feigned
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to imitate so as to deceive
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Preyed
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to plunder or pillage; to victimize or make a profit at someone else’s expense
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Epigram
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a short, witty poem expressing a single thought or observation
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Wistfully
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with wishful yearning; pensively sad, melancholy
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Bantering
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good-humored, playful conversation
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Unobtrusively
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not undesirably noticeable or blatant, inconspicuous
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Swank
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imposingly fashionable or elegant; grand
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Supercilious
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feeling or showing haughty disdain
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