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30 Cards in this Set
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Feigned
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V. Pretended
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Levity
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N. Lack of seriousness
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Supercilious
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Adj. Full of pride or scorn
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Incessant
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Adj. Continuing or repeated without stopping
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Reciprocal
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Adj. Done, felt, given in return
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Permeate
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V. To penetrate and spread through
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Apparition
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N. Anything that appears unexpectedly
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Unfathomable
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Adj. Measureless
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Intimation
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N. Hint, indrect suggestion
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Strident
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Adj. Harsh-sounding, shrill, grating
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Denizen
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N. Frequenter of a particular place
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Contemptuously
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Adv. Scornfully
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Punctilious
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Adj. Very careful about every detail of behavior or ceremony
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Innuendo
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N. An indrect remark, gesture, or reference, usually something derogatory
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Caterwauling
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Adj. Making a shrill, screeching sound
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Somnambulatory
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Adj. In a sleepwalking state
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Laudable
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N. Praiseworthy
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Notoriety
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N. State of being widely but unfavorably known or discussed
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Insiduous
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Adj. More dangerous than seems evident
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Defunct
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Adj. Dead or extinct.
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Vestige
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N. Trace
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Ineffable
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Adj. Too overwhelming to be expressed in words
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Contingencies
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N. Pl. Possible occurrences
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Antecedents
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N. Pl. One's ancestry, past life
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Dilatory
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Adj. Slow or late in doing things
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Portentous
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Adj. Threatening
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Libertine
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N. Unrestrained, immoral person
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Truculent
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Adj. Savage; fierce
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Garrulous
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Adj. Talkative
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Commensurate
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Adj. Equal, porportionate
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