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45 Cards in this Set
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rash |
imprudently incurring risk |
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goad |
urge on with unpleasant comments |
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unseemly |
indecorous |
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placid |
not easily irritated |
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pastoral |
pleasingly rural |
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travail |
hard work |
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peevish |
irritable |
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exasperate |
to irritate intensely |
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smug |
excessive self satisfaction |
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squander |
spend thoughtlessly |
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leery |
openly distrustful |
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tarnish |
make dirty or spotty |
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foible |
idiosyncrasy |
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impending |
close in time |
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devolve |
pass on or delegate |
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taxing |
exhausting |
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aphoristic |
pithy |
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quip |
witty saying |
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collusion |
secret conspiracy |
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glean |
collect information bit by bit |
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wanton |
showing no moral restraint |
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redress |
act of making something right |
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incense |
make furious |
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besmirch |
smear |
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incumbent |
necessary as duty |
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forthright |
direct |
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humdrum |
dull |
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cavalier |
dismissive |
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tribulation |
something that causes suffering |
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finagle |
achieve something by means of trickery |
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foolhardy |
marked by defiant disregard for danger |
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piquant |
with pungent taste |
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precarious |
dangerous |
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fawn |
oil, try to gain favor by extreme flattery |
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consecrate |
to make holy |
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melancholy |
deep long lasting sadness |
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begrudge |
envy |
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docile |
easily managed |
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insipid |
dull |
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rakish |
marked by carefree unconventionality |
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behoove |
to be one's duty |
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rile |
disturb |
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debunk |
expose as false idea by ridiculing |
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staid |
dignified |
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besiege |
harass |
