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22 Cards in this Set
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'counterpart
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a person or a thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement (n.)
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e'ffrontery
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shameless boldness, impudence (n.)
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e'phemeral
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lasting only a short time, short-lived (adj.)
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fe'licitous
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appropriate, apt, well chosen; makred by well-being or good fortune, happy
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a'llay
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to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve (v.)
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'furtive
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done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen (adj.)
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'coterie
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a circle of aquaintances; a close-knit often exclusive, group of people with a common interest (n.)
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em'bellish
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to decorate, adorn, touch up,; to improve by adding details (v.)
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de'mur
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to object or take exception to; (v.) an objection (n.)
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con'vivial
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festive, sociable, having fun together, genial (adj.)
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'bestial
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beastlike;beastly brutal: subhuman in intelligence and sensibility (adj.)
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'raiment
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clothing, garments (n.)
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'garish
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glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way (adj.)
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'indigent
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needy, impoverished (adj.)
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'misanthrope
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a person who hates or despises people (n.)
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pica'yune
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of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small minded (adj.)
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perti'nacious
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very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied (adj.)
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wraith
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a ghostly apparition, specter (n.)
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in'ordinate
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far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive (adj.)
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'threshold
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the board or stone that lies under a door, sill; the place or point of entering or beginning, outset; the point at which a physiological or psychological effect is produced, brink (n.)
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i'llusory
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misleading, deceptive lacking or not based on reality (adj.)
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'jettison
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to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome (v.)
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