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20 Cards in this Set
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austere
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stern; plain; without excess - severe, grim
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ornate
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excessively decorated - elaborate, gaundy
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cerebral
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relating to the brain - mental, intellectual
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incommodious
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inconvenient; uncountable - difficult
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noisome
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offensive; disgusting - unhealthy, malodorous
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cacophony
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harsh sound; disturbing noise - din
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veritable
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unquestionable; true - genuine
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verbatim
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word for word - exact
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concurrent
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at the same time - contemporary
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evade
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to avoid; to flee from a pursuer - escape
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impose
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to obstruct; delay - hamper, deter
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askew
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to one side; crooked - lopsided
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queue
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to form or wait in a line - align
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accolade
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award or honor - recognition
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torrid
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parched by the sun; hot - heated, burning
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trepidation
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fear; state of anxiety - apprehension
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fraught
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laden with emotional distress - filled or teeming (with fear or emotion)
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temerity
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disregard for danger or manners - boldness
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wane
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to decrease - abate, subside
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oust
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to eject; force out; banish - evict; expel
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