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34 Cards in this Set
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insouciance
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a light-hearted unconcern
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dudgeon
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ill humor, resentment (in high dudgeon)
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castigate
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to punish or criticize severely
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ephemeral
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short lived, transitory
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ferret
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to find and bring light by searching (ferre out the truth)
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mitigate
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to make less harsh
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parisimony
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extreme frugality
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patols
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a dialect other than the standard; jargon
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prerogative
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an exclusive or special right of power
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redoubtable
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arousing dread or fear
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remiss
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negligent or careless in the performance of work or duty
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dottle
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the half smoke tobacco at the bottom of the bowl of a pipe
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duff
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the decaying leaves and pine needle and weeds on the ground in a forest
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flews
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heavy flaps covered with saliva on the sides of the mounth of a hound or great dane
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philtrum
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vertical indentation in the space between the upper lip and the nose
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schizocarp
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winged seedlings of a maple tree
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snath
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the handle of a scythe
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electic
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selecting
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supercilious
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haunghty
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vicissitude
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changed of fortune
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salacious
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lecherous
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panacea
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cure-all
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defund
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prolific, rich in invention
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ululation
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howling as a dog or wolf
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bathos
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dull, commonplace matter or style
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sibilant
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making a hissing sound
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impious
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irreverent
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vitriolic
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sharp, cutting
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toady
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flatterer
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cursory
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rapidly performed
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prosaic
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dull, commonplace
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debilitate
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to weaken
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soporific
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tending to cause sleep
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bombast
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inflated, pretentios language
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