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20 Cards in this Set
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Affable |
(adj) courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to |
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Aggrandize |
(v) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater |
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Amorphous |
(adj) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity or cohesion |
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Aura |
(n) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a destinctive air or personal quality |
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Contraband |
(n) illegal traffic, smuggled goods |
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Erudite |
(adj) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic |
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Gossamer |
(adj) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial |
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Infer |
(v) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest; imply |
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Inscrutable |
(adj) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically |
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Insular |
(adj) relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience |
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Irrevocable |
(adj) incapable of being changed or called back |
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Propensity |
(n) a natural inclination or predilection toward |
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Querulous |
(adj) peevish, complaining, fretful |
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Remonstrate |
(v) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
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Repudiate |
(v) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
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Resilient |
(adj) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
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Reverberate |
(v) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
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Scurrilous |
(adj) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed |
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Sedulous |
(adj) persistent, showing industry and determination |
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Sleazy |
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