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18 Cards in this Set
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STRIDENT
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ADJECTIVE HARSH OR GRATING, USUALLY DESCRIBING A SOUND
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ENMITY
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NOUN DEEP SEATED HATRED, OFTEN MUTUAL
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SPECIOUS
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ADJECTIVE SEEMINGLY TRUE, BUT ACTUALLY FALSE
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OFFICIOUS
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ADJECTIVE OVERLY EAGER TO PLEASE... A SUCK UP
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TIRADE
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NOUN AN ANGRY SPEECH
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TACIT
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ADJECTIVE NOT SPOKEN BUT IMPLIED AND UNDERSTOOD
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FOUNDER
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VERB TO FAIL, COLLAPSE, OR SINK
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CONTRITE
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ADJECTIVE REMORSEFUL FOR HAVING DONE WRONG
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BELLIGERENT
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ADJECTIVE EATER TO FIGHT, WARLIKE, AGGRESSIVE, HOSTILE
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CHASTISE
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VERB TO CRITICIZE OR PUNISH SEVERELY
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DETRITUS
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NOUN DEBRIS, ACCUMULATION OF UNWANTED STUFF
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DECORUM
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NOUN APPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR OR CONDUCT
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EFFIGY
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NOUN A LIKENESS OR IMAGE, ESPECIALLY A HATED PERSON OR IMAGE
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DIFFIDENT
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ADJECTIVE LACKING SELF-CONFIDENCE, TIMID
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LEVAITHAN(ON)
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NOUN SOMETHING UNUSUALLY LARGE, POWERFUL
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BRANDISH
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VERB TO HOLD OR WAVE SOMETHING IN A THREATENING MANNER
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FURTIVE
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ADJECTIVE ACTING IN A SNEAKY WAY, AS IF TO HINDER OBSERVATION
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IMPERVIOUS
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ADJECTIVE NOT AFFECTED BY, INCAPABLE OF BING PENETRATED
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