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59 Cards in this Set
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sullen
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adj. showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people
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unkempt
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adj. sloppy; messy; unclean
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intrinsic
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adj. relating to the essential nature of a something
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contentious
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adj. always ready to argue; quarrelsome
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regimen
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n. set of rules, usually followed for theraqeutic effect
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belie
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v. to picture falsely; to contradict
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diligent
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adj. painstaking and steady
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effect
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v. to bring abouto
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countenance
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n. appearance, esp. the expression of the face
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ephemeral
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adj. lasting for a short time; fleeting
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captivate
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v. to capture the attention or affection of, as by beauty, excellence, etc.
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indolent
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adj. lazy
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kindling
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n. dry sticks of wood used to start a fire
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uniform
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adj. consistent; the same for everyone
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congenital
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adj. present since birth; being an essential characteristic
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repudiate
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v. to reject as invalid or untrue
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collective
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adj. done by a number of people working as a group
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mentor
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n. a counselor or teacher
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municipal
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adj. relating to local government
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jurisdiction
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n. the extent of authority or control; the right and power to interpret and apply the law
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ruthless
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adj. having no compassion or pity
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hue
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n. a shade of color
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respite
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n. temporary relief
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painstaking
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adj. very thorough; careful
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vernacular
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n. informal speech; native language
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civic
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adj. pertaining to a city or citizen
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prolific
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adj. producing a lot
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conflagration
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n. large, disastrous fire
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scale
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to climb
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formidable
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adj. inspiring fear or dread
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formidable
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adj. inspiring fear or dread
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liable
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adj. legally obligated; likely (w/ reference to an unfavorable outcome)
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facetious
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adj. playfully humorous
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urban
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adj. relating to a city
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itinerant
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adj. traveling from place to place, esp. for work
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trek
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v. to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or with great difficulty
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barbarous
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adj. cruel; brutal
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deploy
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v. to station or assemble troops or forces in position
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ineffable
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adj. incapable
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harange
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n. a long pompous speech; a speech or piece of writing expressing strong emotion; a tirade
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superfluous
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adj. unnecessary; extra
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revel
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v. to delight, to enjoy
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aethetic
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adj. relating to beauty
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unseemly
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adj. not decent or proper
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feat
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n. an act or accomplishemnt showing skill
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myraid
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n. an indefinitely large number
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amiable
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adj. friendly and agreeable; sociable
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bizarre
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adj. very odd in manner; groteque; strange
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emaciated
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adj. made thin unnaturally; abnormally thin due to starvation
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feign
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v. to pretend; to fake
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extraneous
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adj. not an essential part of; unimportant
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genesis
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n. birth; beginning; origin
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harass
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v. to bother; torment
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voluble
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adj. talkative
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parochial
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adj. restricted; limited; narrow; local
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culminate
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v. to reach the highest point
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determinate
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adj. havingexact limit; final; firm in purpose
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lugubrious
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adj. sad or mournful esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous
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conception
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formation of an idea in the mind; the start of pregnancy
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