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19 Cards in this Set
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reprove
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to scold
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cursory
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hasty/not thourough
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pessimism
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gloominess
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profligate
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extremely wasteful
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jocular
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joking
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daunt
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to intimidate/discourage
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fracas
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uproar/brawl
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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caricature
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a satric portrait of representation
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precarious
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dangerously unstable
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miser
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someone who hoards money
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expository
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explanatory
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ostentatious
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showing off
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bolster
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to support
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corroborate
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to confirm
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corroborate
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to confirm
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embellish`
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to add details
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fervent
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passionate
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vagrant
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tramp
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