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49 Cards in this Set
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zephyr
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gentle breeze
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deciduous
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losing leaves in the fall; short lived, temporary
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deflect
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to turn aside, especially from a straight course, deviate
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timorous
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timid, shy, full of apprehansion
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goad
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prod, urge
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brazen
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bold, shameless, impudent, of or like brass
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errant
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straying, mistaken, roving
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spur
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to prod
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solarium
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room or glassed in area exposed to the sun
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futile
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completely innefective, useless
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sullen
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brooding, gloomy
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jettison
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to cast off, discard
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stagnant
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stale, not flowing or devoloping
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rancid
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offensive smell or taste
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crescendo
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gradual increase in volume or sound
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immerse
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to engross, preoccupy
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algorithms
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mechanical problem-solving process
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laconic
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using few words
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excruciating
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aganoizing, extremely painful
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oration
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lecture, formal speech
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cherubic
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sweet, innocent, resembling a cherub angel
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adroitly
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skillfully
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corpulence
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obesity, bulkiness
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acquiesced
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to accept without opposition; comply quietly
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ebb
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to recede, decline (as in the tide)
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aptly
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appropriately, suitably, accurately
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hamlet
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small village
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perpetual
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endless, lasting
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magnate
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powerful or influential person
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accrued
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to accumulate, grow by additions
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patrician
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aristocratic
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grandoise
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magnificent and imposing; exaggerated and pretentious
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phalanx
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massed group of people, animals, or things
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magnanimous
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generous, noble in spirit
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effusive
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expressing emotion without restraint
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progenitor
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originator, forefather ancestor in a direct line
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retorted
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to answer back in a sharp manner
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bane
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source of harm or ruiin
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sobriquet
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nickname
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dilapidated
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in disrepair, run down, neglected
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emanating
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to come or send forth, as from a source
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veracity
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accuracy, truth
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pediment
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triangular gable on a roof or facade
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orb
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spherical body
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palpitation
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throbbing, rapid beating
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paucity
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scarcity, lack
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cacophony
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harsh sound
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dulcet
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pleasant sounding, soothing to the ear
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lumbered
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to move slowly and awkwardly
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