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25 Cards in this Set
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abject
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miserable, pitiful
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bilk
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to cheat, defraud
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colloquial
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characteristic of informal speech
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coquette
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woman who flirts
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desultory
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at random, rambling, unmethodical
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disgorge
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to vomit, discharge violently
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egregious
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conspicuously bad
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ethos
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beliefs of character of a group
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fallacious
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wrong, unsound, illogical
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founder (v.)
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to fall helplessly; sink
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hinterland
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wilderness
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importune
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to ask repeatedly, beg
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invective
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verbal abuse
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kindle
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to set fire or to ignite; excite or inspire
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lugubrious
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sorrowful, mournful; dismal
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mawkish
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sickeningly sentimental
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opaque
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impervious to light; difficult to understand
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palatial
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like a palace, magnificent
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phalanx
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massed group of soldiers, people, or things
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pudgy
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chubby, overweight
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renege
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to go back on one's word
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stoic
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indifferent or unaffected by emotions
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trite
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shallow, superficial
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unequivocal
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absolute, certain
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veracity
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accuracy, truth
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