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26 Cards in this Set
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conjecture
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verb; to form an opinion without sufficient evidence
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surmise
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noun; inference without strong evidence
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mien
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noun; demeanor
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fastidious
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adj; excessively critical or demanding
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supercilious
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adj; haughtily disdainful
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pedantic
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adj; overly concerned with minute details in teaching
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insipidity
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noun; without distinctive or interesting qualities, bland
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entail
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verb; to restrict land inheritance to the owner's linear descent
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milliner
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noun; a person who makes or sell hats for women
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prognostics
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noun; indicator, predication
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panegyric
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noun; a lofty writing in praise of someone
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laudable
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adj; praiseworthy
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reprehensible
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adj; blameworthy
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propensity
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noun; a natural inclination
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obsequiousness
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noun; servile compliance, cringing submissiveness
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forbearance
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noun; self-control
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taciturn
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adj; inclined to silence, stern
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officious
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adj; aggressive in offering one's unwanted help
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impute
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verb; to lay blame
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impropriety
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noun; quality of being improper
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obeisance
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noun; bow or curtsy expressing respect
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acrimony
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noun; sharpness, bitterness
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repine
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verb; to be fretfully discontented, to complain
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invectives
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noun; violent insults
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licentiousness
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noun; promiscuousness
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alacrity
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noun; cheerful willingness, liveliness
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