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30 Cards in this Set
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Acquiesce
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to agree to, give in to
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Bombast
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Arrogant, Pompous language
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Curtail
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Cut short
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Epicure
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someone who appreciates great food and drink
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Heed
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listen to
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Lampoon
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ridicule, spoof
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Oblivious
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totally unaware
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Podium
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raised platform
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Resonant
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echoing
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Tenuous
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flimsy, not solid
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Accolade
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tribute, honor, praise
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Bolster
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support, prop up
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Cryptic
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puzzling, enigmatic
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Ephemeral
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short-lived
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Hedonist
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a pleasure seeker
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Lamentation
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expression of regret or sorrow
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Obliterate
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destroy, demolish, eradicate
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Plummet
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fall suddenly and steeply
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Resolution
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determination
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Tentative
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not certain
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand, obscure
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Blunderbuss
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ancient weapon; a clumsy person
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Cringe
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recoil, flinch, shy away
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Envenom
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to cause bitterness and bad feeling
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Hedonism
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self indulgence, pleasure-seeking
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Laconic
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using few words, brief, short to the point
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Oblique
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indirect, slanting
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Plumage
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feathers of a bird
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Resignation
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acceptance of fate
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Tenacious
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stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose
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