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147 Cards in this Set
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rhetoric
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The art of argument
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halcyon
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ideal, pleasant
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bizarre
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strange, weird
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unrequited
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Not returned
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benign
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good, harmless
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spurned
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rejected
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pined
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longed for
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elusive
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hard to catch
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divine
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lovely, god-like
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whimsical
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light and playful
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timbre
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quality of sound
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expounded
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explained
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evoked
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brought out
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waxing
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growing larger or greater
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beguiling
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enchanting, bewitching
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sovereign
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ruler
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pun
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play on words
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fell
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evil
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mellifluous
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sweetly flowing
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surfeit
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excess amount
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ardor
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intense love
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sage
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wise person
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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pulchritudinous
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beautiful
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superlative
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the best, excellent
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beseeched
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begged
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tenterhooks
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anxiety
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virtuous
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morally upright
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woo
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convince to love
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motley
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mismatched, mixed up
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disquieted
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upset
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mollified
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calmed down
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animate
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alive, lively
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lugubrious
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sad
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meritorious
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worth of honor
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sibling
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brother or sister
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bereft
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grieving
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sequestered
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isolated
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mute
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silent; unable to speak
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rejoined
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replied
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virtuous
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morally good
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demise
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death, end, destruction
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abjured
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rejected
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ingratiate
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seek the favor of
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quaffing
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gulping
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fatuous
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silly, empty-headed
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knave
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foolish young man
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amend
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add to; change
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dissembling
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lying; making light of the truth
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aspersions
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negative comments
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wit
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keen sense of humor; mental capacity
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fervently
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with strong feeling
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inebriated
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drunk
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heathen
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ungodly person
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shrew
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ill-tempered woman
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rapier
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sharp as a sword
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abhorred
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hated
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articulate
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well-spoken
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bemoaned
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regretted, grieved over
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bestowed
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gave, as in a gift
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hedonist
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one who lives for pleasure
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plethora
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a lot
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revel
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party
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portend
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predict, foretell
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shrewd
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clever
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sagacious
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wise
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divulge
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let out a secret
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clamorous
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loud, noisy
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stead
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place
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languish
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fade away; become weak
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disconcerted
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upset
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redoubtable
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strong, respected
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barbs
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sharp comments
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transgressions
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sins, wrong-doings
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droll
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oddly humorous
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implacable
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not able to be calmed
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rogue
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wild loner
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churlish
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bad-tempered
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miens
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way of behaving
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gravely
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seriously
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dexterously
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with skill
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levity
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lightness of mood; playfulness
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haughty
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proud and full of oneself
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pompous
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vain, self-important
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parry
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to ward off a blow
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disconsolate
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unable to be comforted
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stripling
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thin young man
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swain
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young lover
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impart
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to give, share information
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approbation
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approval
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enthralled
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captivated
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exquisite
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exceptionally fine
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finesse
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skill
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enraptured
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caught up; thrilled
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comeliness
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beauty
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lamented
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grieved over
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reiterated
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repeated
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profound
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deep and thoughtful
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coyly
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shy in a false way
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adulate
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praise, worship
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uncanny
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strange
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ruse
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trick
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subterfuge
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trick; deception
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rendezvous
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meeting
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apposite
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suitable
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embroiling
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tangled
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regal
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royal
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maelstrom
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severe storm
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minion
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servant; lesser person
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convoluted
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twisted
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staunch
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strong, sturdy
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accosted
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stopped aggressively
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peevish
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irritable
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surly
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bad-tempered
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obfuscated
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confusing
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intoxicated
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drunk
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diatribe
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long, loud lecture
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caterwauling
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wailing, singing loudly and badly
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salacious
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obscene
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dandiprat
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sissy
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impotent
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without power; weak
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astute
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wise and knowing
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choleric
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angry in temperament
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couth
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mannerly
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hapless
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unlucky
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discourse
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conversation
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consanguineous
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related by blood
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mused
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pondered; thought about
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righteous indignation
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being justly angry
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gull
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to trick
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epistles
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letters
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gait
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manner of walking
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posterior
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rear end
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derriere
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rear end
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nemesis
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enemy
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quintessential
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perfect example of
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proffered
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offered; put forth
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vigor
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strength
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bombastic
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using empty words, usually loudly
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ignoramus
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an ignorant person
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paternal
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fatherly
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enigmatic
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mysterious
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bade
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asked, invited
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machismo
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manliness
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diabolical
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evil; devilish
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plausibility
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possibility
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dulcet
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sweet
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