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15 Cards in this Set
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Asperity
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harshness of tone or manner
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Bane
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a cause of great distress or annoyance
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Buffoon
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a ridiculous but amusing person
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Doleful
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expressing sorrow
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Extrovert
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an outgoing, overtly expressive person
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Garish
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obtrusively bright and showy
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Hierarchy
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a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority
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Imbue |
inspire or permeate with a feeling or quality
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Instigate
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bring about or initiate
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Penchant
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a strong or habitual liking for something or tendency to do something
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Rambunctious
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uncontrollably exuberant; boisterous
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Repertoire
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a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform
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Rudiment
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the first principles of a subject
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Undermine
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– damage or weaken
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Unremitting
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never relaxing or slackening; incessant
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