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16 Cards in this Set
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Preening |
to make oneself appear striking or smart in dress or appearance |
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Reproach |
disgrace, discredit, or blame incurred |
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Qualm |
a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving |
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Gratifying |
giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing. |
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Authenticity |
genuineness. |
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Anvil |
a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on whichmetals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes. |
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Gouger |
to engage in swindling, overcharging |
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Heinous |
hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible |
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Superfluous |
being more than is sufficient or required; excessive. |
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Dumbfounded |
to make speechless with amazement; astonish. |
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Basilica |
one of the seven main churches of Rome or another Roman Catholicchurch accorded the same religious privileges. |
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Fleeced |
having a softly napped surface. |
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Orator |
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one ofgreat eloquence |
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Mimosa |
any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genusMimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions,having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes and often sensitive leaves. |
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Environs |
an area or space close by |
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Palings |
a pale or picket for a fence. |
