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43 Cards in this Set
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Epigram
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Witty saying
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Supercilious
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Haughty or disdainful
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Extemporizing
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To do or manage something in a make-shift way
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Rotogravure
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Type of printing or engraving
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Peremptory
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Assertive
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Oculist
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Eye doctor
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Contiguous
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In contact, touching
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Hauteur
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Haughty mannor or spirit; arrgance
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Omnibus
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Pertainging to; including
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Erroneous
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Incorrect; wrong
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Innuendo
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An indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.
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Convivial
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Friendly; agreeable
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Obstetrical
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Of or pertaining to the care and treatment of women in childbirth and during the period during and after delivery
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Rivulets
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A small stream
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Caterwauling
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To utter long, wailing cries; howl or screech
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Affectations
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An effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed
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Subterfuges
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Deception; Scheme; trick
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Labyrinth
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Maze
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Raja
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Indian prince
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Somnambulatory
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Sleep walk
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Denizen
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Resident
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Receptacles
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Container or device
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Corrugated
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Bend or wrinkle
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Nebulous
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Hazy; vague
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Meretricious
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Alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions
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Euphemisms
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Sugar coating; making harsh things sound good
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Caravansary
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Inn or hotel
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Contingency
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Depending on chance
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Inexplicable
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Unable to be explained
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Libertine
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A person who is morally or sexually unrestrained
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Expostulation
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Earnest and kindly protest
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Traversed
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To pass along or through
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Scrutiny
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Examination or investigation
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Redolent
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Having pleasent odor; fragrance
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Corroborate
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Make more certain; confirm
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Pneumatic
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Of or pertaining to air, gases or wind
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Amorphous
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Lacking a definite form or shape
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Addenda
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An addition
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Unpunctual
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Late
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Provincial
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Belonging to a particular provice
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Incoherent
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Without connection
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Pandered
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To cater to a persons needs
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Commensurate
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Having the same measure
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