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15 Cards in this Set
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Majordomo |
A Chief butler or assistant |
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Untenable |
Impossible to defend or justify |
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Perambulate |
To walk about, To Stroll |
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Veneer |
A Thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse |
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Timorous |
Timid |
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Luminous |
Emitting light |
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Circuitous |
Indirect, Roundabout |
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Perquisite |
A tip or payment in addition to regular wages |
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Probity |
Integrity, Respectability |
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Polemical |
Relating to controversy or argument |
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Tacit |
Indicated but not expressed |
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Largesse |
Generosity |
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Indolent |
Lazy |
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Circumlocution |
Unnecessarily wordy or evasive language |
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Depredate |
To plunder and pillage |