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30 Cards in this Set
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levity
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improper gaiety
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colossal
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HUGE
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fractiousness
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act of being angry/upset
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wan
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weak, faint, feeble
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languidly
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without vigor, no energy
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infinitesimal
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immeasurably small
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extemporizing
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improvising
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ether
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the upper regions of space
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vacuous
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lacking in ideas/intelligence...........
e m p t y . . . . |
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florid
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flowery, excessive ornamentation
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corpulent
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obese, overweight
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obstetrical
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branch of medicine dealing with birth/care following birth
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implored
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to beseech/beg, strongly suggest
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vinous
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of, relating to, or made of WINE
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rent
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to tear/split
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asunder
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into separate pieces; torn.... </3
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punctilious
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very EXACT (Joyce?), careful of behavior
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somnambulatory
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prone to sleepwalking! :P
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benediction
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a blessing
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reproach
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to accuse of a fault, shame/disgrace (aka what Joyce and Calvin do to each other ;-) )
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laudable
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praiseworthy, commendable
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meretricious
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alluring by show of flashy/vulgar attractions
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elude
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to avoid/escape by trickery/cleverness
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ceaselessly
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endlessly
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hauteur
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arrogant, haughty in manner
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dilatory
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tending to postpone/delay
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inviolate
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free from violation/injury/desecration/outrage
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vehemently
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zealous/ardent/impassioned
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amorphous
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shapeless
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genially
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jovial/sociable/kindly/cheerful
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