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15 Cards in this Set
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turpitude
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noun: sameful character; wickedness
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vertigo
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noun: dizziness
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vernal
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adj: relating to spring; youthful
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vindictive
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adj: a feeling; a strong tendency toward revenge
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cumbersome
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adj: hard to manage; clumsy
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curtail
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verb: to cut short or reduce
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caustic
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cutting or sarcastic remark; corrosive
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acquiesce
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verb: to accept
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cantankerous
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adj: ill-tempered; quarrelsome; hard to get along with
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poignant
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adj: emotionally painful (moves you- can make you do something physical)
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salubrious
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adj: in good health
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halcyon
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adj: calm, peaceful
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emancipate
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verb: to set free
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piquant
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adj: pleasantly sharp (senses)
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pogrom
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noun: organized massacre
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