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15 Cards in this Set
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incendiary
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adj. causing to excite or inflame
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apotheosis
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n. the finest example
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contiguous
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adj. making contact or touching at some point; side by side
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auspicious
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adj. signaling favorable or promising results
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vociferous
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adj. marked by noise; loud
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avuncular
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adj. similar to an uncle
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proletariat
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n. working class or lower class; blue collar
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tenacious
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adj. strongly held; not easy to separate
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specious
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adj. deceptive or misleading
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refractory
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adj. unmanageable or difficult to control; willful
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inimitable
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adj. cannot be imitated
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malfeasance
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n. poor conduct or wrongdoing, especially on the part of a public official
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platonic
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adj. marked by the absence of romance or physical attraction
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pontificate
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v. speak in a pretentiously dignified or dogmatic way
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prurient
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adj. giving into lust or having lewd thoughts
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