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14 Cards in this Set
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blatant
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(adj) noisy in a coarse, offensive way; obvious, conspicuous, flagrant, glaring
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disconsolate
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(adj) deeply unhappy or dejected; without hope, beyond consolation; forlorn, melancholy
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collate
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(adj) to compare critically; to note differences; to arrange in an order for some specific purpose
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banal
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(adj) dull, trite, commonplace
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behemoth
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(noun) any animal or thing that is huge and very powerful; originally used in the bible- Job - to describe a huge animal, possible a hippopotamus
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connoisseur
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(noun) an expert; one qualified to pass critical judgement (especially in fine arts); arbiter; aesthete; maven
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carousal
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(noun) noisy revelry or merrymaking; pageant; jubilee
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foment
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(verb) to promote trouble or rebellion; agitate; provoke
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abet
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(verb) to encourage or assist (especially in something wrong or unworthy); endorse; sanction
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aver
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(verb) to affirm; declare confidently; maintain or allege
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encumber
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(verb) to weight down or burden (with difficulties, cares, debt, etc.)
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buttress
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(verb) to support, prop up, strengthen
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broach
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(verb) to bring up or begin to talk about a subject; to announce; inaugurate; institute
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bibliophile
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(noun) a person who loves or admires books; a collector of books
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