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42 Cards in this Set
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distension
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cause to swell by stretching from the inside
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fawning
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a young deer in it's first years
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obsequious
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obedient
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resilient
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able to recoil
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ditty
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a short simple song
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dirge
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a mournful song
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prelude
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an action leading up to something important
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squander
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waste (money) in a reckless and fookish matter
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invoke
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to appeal (to someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument
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prattle
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talk at length in a foolish way
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pithy
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concise and forcefully expressive
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temperate
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showing moderation or self- restraint
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pungent
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having a sharply strong taste or smell
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soporific
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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep
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tenacious
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not readily giving up or seperating from an object
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inept
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having or showing no skill
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ignominy
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public shame or disgrace
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table
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postpone consideration of
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berate
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scold or criticize
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enact
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put into act
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remedial
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giving as a remedy or cure
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bolstered
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a long thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support
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dubious
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hesistating or doubting
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taxing
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hard, tough, arduous
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laconic
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concise, terse, compact
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temperate
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showing self-restraint
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voluble
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speaking incessantly and fluently
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duplicitous
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deceitful
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salient
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most noticeable or important
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maverick
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independent minded person
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remnant
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a small remaining quantity of something
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antithesis
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a person or thing that is opposite of another person or thing
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extremity
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the furthest point or limit of something
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mainstay
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centerpiece
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tryst
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love affair
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gaffe
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an unintentional act that embarasses the originator
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gibe
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an insulting or mocking remark
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concession
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the action of granting something
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decorous
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polite and restrained
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indiosyncratic
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eccentric or different
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appraisal
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an assesment
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patronize
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frequent as a customer
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