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15 Cards in this Set
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embody
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1. to give difinite form or concrete form to. 2.to incorporate
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cavalier
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showing a haughty or disdainful disregard for, sometimes in a free and easy manner
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condescending
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showing a snobbish or suerior attitude
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stark
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1.utter; complete; absolute. 2.bleak; desolate; barren. 3.harsh; grim
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repertoire
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a list of artistic works, such as plays, operas, or songs, that a performer or group is prepared to perform.
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adroit
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skillfull and clever; resourceful
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arrogant
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feeling or showing an overbearing pride or self importance; conceited, haughty
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contemptuous
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shwoing disdain or contempt; scornful
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ebullient
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1. very enthusiastic. 2. boiling; bubbling
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foible
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a minor weakness in character
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fugitive
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1.passing away quickly; not lasting long. 2.fleeing -n a person who flees
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irrepressible
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incapable of being restrained or controlled
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legacy
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1. something handed down from the past as from an ancestor. 2.money or property left to someone by a will
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keen
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1.very strong; intencse. 2.having or showing mental quickness. 3.very sensitive. 4.piercing; cutting
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nuance
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a slight variation in meaning, expression, color, or tone
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