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20 Cards in this Set
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Licentious |
Adj- morally unrestrained |
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Numismatist |
N- coin collector |
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paucity |
N-scarcity, lack |
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fatalistic |
Adj- believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate |
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obtrude |
V- to force oneself into a situation uninvited |
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pensive |
adj- dreamily, thougthful |
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lackadisical |
adj- uninterested, listless |
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alienate |
v- to turn away feelings or affections |
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elated |
adj-in high spirits; exultantly proud and joyful |
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epigram |
n- a witty saying expressing a single thought or observation |
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amalgamate |
v- to combine |
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demented |
adj- mentally ill; insane |
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hone |
v- to sharpen |
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beleaguer |
v- to besiege by encircling (as with an army) to harass |
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gorge |
v- to eat or swallow greedily |
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antiquated |
adj- no longer used or useful; very old |
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opiate |
n- a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain |
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caricature |
n- an exaggerated portrayal of one's features |
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dally |
v- to waste time; to dawdle |
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felonious |
adj- pertaining to or constituting a major crime |
