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24 Cards in this Set
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Idiosyncrasy
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the temperament peculiar to a person or group, any personal peculiarity or mannerism
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Importunate
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urgent or persistent in asking something, insistent
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Inchoate
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Not completely developed, rudimentary
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Indignent
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Poor, needy, destitute
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Ingratiate
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to gain favor, to disarm
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Intimidate
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to frighten, to make timid, overawe
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Inveterate
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deep-rooted, habitual
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Jovial
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jolly, full of playful good humor
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Knoll
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a mound, a little round hill
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Lucent
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shining bright
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Lethargy
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an abnormal drowsiness or great lack of energy, total indifference
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Magnanimous
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noble in mind, generous in overlooking injury, rising above pettiness or dispute
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Mien
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air, bearing
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Motley
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many-colored diverse, having mixed or clashing parts
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Nuptial
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pertaining to marriage or a wedding
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Onerous
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Laborious, weightly, burdensome
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Paragon
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a model of perfection or excellence
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Peremptory
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decisive, final, absolute, that which cannot be denied
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Pervade
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to spread through, permeate
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Poignant
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sharp or biting to the senses, piercing, keenly felt
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Probity
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honestly, uprightness
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Propitious
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favorably inclined, gracious, boding well
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Qualm
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scruple, misgivng, uneasiness, doubt
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Retribution
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deserved punishment, reprisal, vengeance
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