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30 Cards in this Set
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preposterous
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contrary to reason or common sense; absurd
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(adj.) |
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amorous
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showing or expressing love
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pithy
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brief but forceful in expression; full of vigor
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jerkin
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a close-fitting jacket or short coat (usually leather and sleeveless in 16th/17th centuries)
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forsworn
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forsaken; rejected; renounced
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tedious
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long and tiresome; boring
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digress
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to deviate from topic; ramble; stray
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unreverent
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lacking respect
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quaint
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old-fashioned attractiveness and charm
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cozen
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to cheat or deceive
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revel
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to take great pleasure or delight in
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countenance
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to support or encourage
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choler
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anger; wrath
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lure
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anything that attracts or entices
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rail
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to denounce; to bitterly complain (often followed by “at” or “against”)
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notorious
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widely and unfavorably known
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disdainful
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scornful; disapproving
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credulous
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willing to believe or trust too easily
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renowned
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celebrated; famous
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giddy
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frivolous; light-hearted
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tripe
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the stomach lining of a hooved animal prepared for cooking
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mar
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to damage or disfigure
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prating
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to speak pointlessly or excessively
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austerity
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strictness; sternness
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marvel
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to wonder at
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maimed
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to impair or cripple
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bode
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to be an omen of; portend
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peevish
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annoyed; irritated
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sullen
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gloomy; showing irritation through silence
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toil
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hard, continuous work; struggle or battle
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