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25 Cards in this Set
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capricious
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(adj) erratic
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replete
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(adj) abundantly supplied or provided
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petulant
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(adj) showing sudden, impatient irritation especially over trifling annoyance
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austerity
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(n.) severity of manner
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obtuse
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(adj.) blunt in form or not sensitive or observant
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officious
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(adj) objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice
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restive
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(adj) impatient of control, restraint or delay
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abate
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(v) to diminish in intensity, violence, amount
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indemnity
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(n) something paid by way of such compensation
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pertinacious
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(adj) holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion
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supinely
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(adv) inactive, passive, or inert, esp. from indolence or indifference
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inauspicious
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(adj) ill-omened, unfavorable
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augur
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(v) to conjecture from signs or omens; predict
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venerable
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(adj.) commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity
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ignominy
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(n.) public contempt
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contumely
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(n.) insulting display of contempt in words or actions
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remonstrance
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(n.) protest
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exhort
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(v) to urge, advise, or caution earnestly
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ascetic
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(adj) rigorously abstinent; austere
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aver
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(v) to assert or affirm with confidence
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ponderous
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(adj.) awkward or unwieldy
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adventitious
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(adj.) associated with something by chance rather than as an integral part; extrinsic
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disquietude
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(n.) uneasiness
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dissolute
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(adj) given to immoral or improper conduct
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abase
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(v.) to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation
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