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32 Cards in this Set
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abortive: (adj)
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failing to succeede
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fractious(ness): (adj)
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rebellious, quarrelsom
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supercilious: (adj)
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conceited, arrogant
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languid(ly): (adj)
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moving slowly and weakly
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extemporize: (verb)
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to do or manage something in a makeshift way, improvise
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peremptory: (adj)
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permitting no denial or refusal
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contiguous: (adj)
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touching, in contact
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propietary: (adj)
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privately owned and operated for profit
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hauteur: (noun)
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arrogance
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innuendo: (noun)
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a derogatory insinuation, hint, or suggestion
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tortuous(ly)
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full of twists, turns, or bends
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subterfuse: (noun)
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trick or excuse
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punctilious: (adj)
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strick, exact, or careful
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(non)olfactory: (adj)
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pertaining to the sense of smell
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somnabulatory: (adj)
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related to sleepwalking
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denizen: (noun)
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an inhabitant, resident, or occupan
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elongate: (verb)
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to draw out to greater length
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nebulous: (adj)
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indistinct, vague
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meretricious: (adj)
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like or related to a prostitute, showy
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cocnceits: (noun)
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fanciful or farfetched thoughts, imagination
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euphemisms: (noun)
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the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt
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dilatory: (adj)
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tending to delay or procrastinate
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magnanimous: (adj)
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury
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truculent: (adj)
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fierce, cruel, savagely brutal
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benediction: (noun)
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an utterance of good wishes, blessing
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garrulous: (adj)
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excessively talkative
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fortuitous(ly): (adj)
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bringing good luck or favorable results
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adventitious: (adj)
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appearing out of the normal
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circumstantial: (adj)
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based on circumstances
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inquisitions: (noun)
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and official investigation
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commensurate: (adj)
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having a common measure
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pander: (noun or verb)
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a person (or the act of) who helps other people in low desires. (to) pimp
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