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29 Cards in this Set
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bigot
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narrowminded person
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remuneration
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payment for work done
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bilk
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cheat/ defraud
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engender
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cause
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replete
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full
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abrogate
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deny, cancel
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blasphemy
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speech which offends religious sentiments
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harbinger
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indicator, bringer of omen
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ensconce
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firmly established position
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reprieve
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a respite; postponement of a sentence
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Abstemious
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self denying
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blithe
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care free wOO~
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crepuscular
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active at dawn and dusk
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lackluster
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dull
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blunderbuss
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clumsy person
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envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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tenatative
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not certain
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acquiesce
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agree with
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bombast
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arrogant/pompus
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epicure
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someone who appreciates good food and drink
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lampoon
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ridicule
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compendious
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containing a lot in a small space/few words
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convival
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sociable
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debacles
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disaster
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heterogeneity
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non uniform
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imperious
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commanding
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insufferable
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cannot be tolerated
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profundity
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depth of ideas/thoughts
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redolent
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smelling of
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