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30 Cards in this Set
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shroud
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something that covers or screens
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torrid
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parched by the sun; hot; burning
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vehement
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with ardor; energetically or violently forceful
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vivacious
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animated, full of energy
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voluble
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fluent in speech
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abate
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to lessen
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adulate
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to flatter and praise so much it's sickening
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affray
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public brawl
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biennial
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every two years
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brusque
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brief; curt; gruff; discourteous
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burnish
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to polish
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carrion
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rotting flesh
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cauterize
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to burn tissue (usually because a wound isn't clotting)
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censor
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(v) to remove inappropriate stuff
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censure
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to criticize; blame
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devoid
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completely lacking; void; empty; without
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divers
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several
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diverse
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distinct; varied; differing
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epitome
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something that perfectly represents an entire class of things; embodiment
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erudite
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scholarly
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equestrian
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pertaining to horsemanship; on horseback
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equivocal
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capable of being interpreted in two ways; ambiguous
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filch
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to steal
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foible
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weakness, flaw
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harangue
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mean, nasty, angry speech
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hierarchy
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social pecking order
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hoary
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gray or white from age
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impasse
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dead end
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incite
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to arouse, to instigate
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insatiable
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impossible to satisfy
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