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25 Cards in this Set
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Efflorescence
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fullness of development
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enmity
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ill-will, mutual hatred
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decorous
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proper, correct
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chorister
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singer in a chior
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bastion
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a projecting part of a fortification
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Haitus
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Lapse in continuity
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Ebullience
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zestful or spirited
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Recrimination
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a retaliatory accusation
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Tumult
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uproar, disorder
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Tirade
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a long angry or violent speech
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Oppressive
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using power unjustly
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Inscrutable
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difficult to understand
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Vicissitudes
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a change or variation- unexpected changes in life
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Declivities
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downward slopes, as of a hill
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Tacit
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not spoken, implied by actions
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Blatant
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very obvious
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taboo
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forbidden from use or mention
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sinewy
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lean & muscular, tough
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malevolently
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having an ill-will or wishing harm to others
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Ludicrous
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laughable, ridiculous
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Ineffectual
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insufficient to produce and effect, useless
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jeer
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to abuse vocally, taunt or mock
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Leviathan
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something large or formidable
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clamor
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a loud outcry- great expression of discontent
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mutinously
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willfull refusal to obey authority
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