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15 Cards in this Set
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supercilious
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adj. showing arrogant superiority, to view some as unworthy, stuck up
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contiguous
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adj. connected without a break, uninterrupted
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vacuous
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adj. lacking in ideas or intelligence, dumb
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vehement
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adj. strongly emotional, intense, passionate
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dilatory
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adj. tending to delay or procrastinate, tardy
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divine retribution
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n. punishment from a higher being for bad deeds
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surmise
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v. to infer from incomplete evidence, assume
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laudable
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adj. deserving praise, commendable, honorable
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antecedent
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n. a proceeding circumstance, event, or object, something that comes before, prior to
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ingratiate
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v. to establish oneself in the favor or good graces of others, especially by deliberate effort. a kiss up
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garrulous
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adj. especially talkative in a rambling roundabout matter
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fractious
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adj. irritable, unruly, grumpy
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corpulent
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adj. large or bulky
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insidious
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adj. intended to entrap or trick
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portentous
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ominous, predictive of misfortune
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