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47 Cards in this Set
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churlish
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adj boorish; vulgar; loutish; difficult and intractable
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coeval
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adj of the same period; coexisting
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contemn
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v to scorn/despise
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contumacious
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adj insubordinate; rebellious
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corrigible
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adj capable of being set right; correctable; reparable
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countenance
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v/n to approve of or tolerate; face; composure
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cozen
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v to deceive, beguile, or hoodwink
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curmudgeon
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n a crusty, ill-tempered coot; a misanthrope
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daunt
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v to cow/dismay
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decorous
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adj correct; formal; marked by decorum
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defalcate
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v to embezzle or misappropriate
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denouement
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n an outcome/solution; the unraveling of a plot
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deposition
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n accretion; depositing; building up layer by layer; official testimony
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deprecate
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v to disparage/belittle; to put down
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depredate
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v to plunder, pillage, ravage, or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner
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descant
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v to comment a length
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descry
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v to discriminate/discern
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desuetude
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n disuse
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desultory
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adj random; thoughtless; marked by lack of plan/purpose
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detraction
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n slandering; verbal attack; aspersion
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diaphanous
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adj transparent; gauzy
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diffident
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adj reserved, shy, or unassuming; lacking in self-confidence
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dilatory
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adj causing delay; procrastinating
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din
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n loud, sustained noise
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dirge
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n song of grief or lamentation
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disaffect
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v to estrange/alienate the affection of
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discursive
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adj digressive; passing from one topic to another
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dissolution
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n disintegration; looseness in morals
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distention
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n the state or act of extending or being swollen out of shape
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distrait
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adj distracted; absent-minded, especially due to anxiety
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doggerel
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n trivial, poorly constructed verse
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dross
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n slag, waste, or foreign matter; impurity; surface scum
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dulcet
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adj melodious; harmonious; mellifluous
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edacious
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adj voracious; devouring
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edifying
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adj enlightening
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effluvia
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n outflow in a stream of particles; a noxious odor or vapor
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effrontery
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n boldness; impudence; arrogance
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effusive
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adj gushing; excessively demonstrative
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egress
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n exit
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encomium
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n glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric; tribute; eulogy
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engender
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v to cause; to produce; to give rise to
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enormity
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n excessive wickedness; evilness
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epicure
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n one devoted to sensual pleasure, particularly in food and drink; gourmand; sybarite
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episodic
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adj loosely connected; not flowing logically
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epithet
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adj disparaging word or phrase
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epitome
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n embodiment; quintessence
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equanimity
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n composure; self-possession
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