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26 Cards in this Set
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Proffer |
(v.) offer
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Efflorescence
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(n.) blossoming |
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Specious
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(adj.) deceptive
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Swathing
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( adj.) engulfing
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Pursed
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(v.) puckered
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Furtive
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(adj.) sly devious
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Gesticulated
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(v.) to gesture with one’s hands
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Errant
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(adj.) disobedient |
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Ebullience
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(n.) liveliness
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Recrimination
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(n.) accusation made in retaliation
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Tumult
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(n.) uproar
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Festooned
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(adj.) decorated
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Vicissitudes
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(n.) difficulties or hardships
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Contrite
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(adj.) sincere sorrow for shortcomings
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Declivities
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(n.) descending slopes
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Susurration
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(n.) murmur
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Sepals
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(n.) modified leaf at the base of a petal |
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Impalpable
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(adj.) not capable of being felt
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Incursion
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(n.) breakthrough into enemy territory
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Detritus
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(n.) debris
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Runnels
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(n.) little streams
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Swarthiness
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(n.) darkness of skin
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Malevolently
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(adv.) with hostility
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Derision
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(n.) ridicule
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Tempestuously
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(adv.) stormily
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Diffidently
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(adv.) with hesitation and respect |
