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40 Cards in this Set
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Ironical
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Adj: Something not the way it seems; mockery/sarcasm.
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Inumerable
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Adj: Too many too be counted.
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Ostracize
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V: To exclude by general consent.
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Falsetto
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N: Unaturally high voice.
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Monotonous
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Adj: Lacking variety.
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Psychoanalyze
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V: To judge mental process.
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Halitosis
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N: Bad breath.
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Conceited
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Adj: Thinking you're better than everyone else.
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Unscrupulous
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Adj: Consciousless; no remorse.
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Fiend
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N: Cruel/wicked person; someone addicted to something
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Conscientious
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Adj: Just or upright; careful.
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Incognito
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Adj: To conceal identity.
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Burlesque
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Adj/N: Vulger comedy.
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Brassy
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Adj: Harsh, loud, brazen, bold.
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Pacifist
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N: Peacemaker, rejects violence.
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Rile
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V: To irritate/vex.
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Nonchalant
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Adj: Cooly unconcerned.
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Rake
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N: Womanizer.
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Frock
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N: Dress.
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Atheist
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N: Somebody that doesn't believe in any God.
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Disciples
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N: Anyone who embraces/assists in spreading the teachings of others.
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Bourgeouis
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N/Adj: Dominated by materialism.
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Convent
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N: Nun's home; a community of religious people.
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Mutinying
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V: Revolt/rebellion.
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Raspy
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Adj: Harsh; grating.
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Beret
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N: French-like cap. (Phoebe wears one.)
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Clinch
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V: To settle; secure decisively.
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Sacreligious
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Adj: Unholy.
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Louse
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N: Bad person, "leeches" on others.
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Boisterous
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Adj: Loudly jolly; lively.
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Inane
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Adj: Irrelevent; lacking sense; void.
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Racket
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N: Dishonest scheme/business; loud noise.
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Digression
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N: Deviation; off track.
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Pedagogical
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Adj: Anything that has to do w/ teaching.
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Provacative
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Adj: Something that incites; stimulates.
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Jazzy
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Adj: Lively
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Bawl
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V: To cry loudly.
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Recipricol
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Adj: Mutual.
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Humility
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N: Quality/condition or being humble/modest.
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Catcher in the Rye.
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Book we read....
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