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25 Cards in this Set
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abstruse
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hard to understand
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acquiesce
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to agree
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acrimony
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sharpness; harshness
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alacrity
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readiness
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; renouncing materials
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aspersion
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a damaging or derogatory remark
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augury
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an omen or token
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axioms
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obvious truth
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bellicose
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inclined to fight
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bilk
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to defraud or cheat
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copious
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large in quantity or number
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craven
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cowardly
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diffidence
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lacking confidence
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dilatory
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tardy
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garner
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to gain
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garrulous
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excessively talkative in a rambling way
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placate
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to appease or pacify
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pontificate
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to preach pompously
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precipitate
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to hasten the occurence
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querulous
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full of complaints
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quiescence
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being at rest
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quixotic
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impulsive; unpredictable
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staid
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serious; sedated
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subjugating
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to bring under control
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superannuated
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too old to be useful
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