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20 Cards in this Set
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reprove
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to scold: to find fault with
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cursory
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hasty: not thorough
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Pessimism
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expecting the worst possible outcome
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Profligate
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extremely wasteful; wildly extravagant
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Jocular
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Joking
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Daunt
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to intimidate; to discourage
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Fracas
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uproar; brawl
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Contentious
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quarrelsome
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Caricature
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satiric portrait or representation
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Precarious
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dangerously unstable
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Miser
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someone who hoards money
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expository
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explanitory
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ostentatious
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showing off
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bolster
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to support; to prop up
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corroborate
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to confirm
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embellish
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to add details; to exaggerate
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fervent
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passionate
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vagrant
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a wandering homeless person; tramp
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undermine
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to weaken; to wear away the foundation of
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oblivious
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unaware; unconcious
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