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20 Cards in this Set
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nebulous
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Hazy, vague, or indistinct.
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entailment
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The act of limiting inheritance of (especially property) to a specified succession of heirs. An entailed estate.
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vexations
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annoying or irritating acts
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disapprobation
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Strong disapproval, typically on moral grounds.
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diminuative
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Extremely or unusually small.
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auspicious
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favorable
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tacit
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understood without being openly expressed; implied
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ensuing
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to follow; come next or afterwards
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rudiments
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The first principles of a subject.
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melancholy
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a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression.
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contemptuously
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Expressing disdain, or disrespect.
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prerogative
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a right, privilege, etc, limited to a specific person or to a persons of particular category
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encumber
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restrict or burden in such a way that free action or movement is difficult
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akimbo
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hands on hips
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terse
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concise, blunt, curt, brisque, neatly or effectively concise
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acrimonious
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stinging or bitter in nature, speech, behavior, etc...
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impudent
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Shameless or brazenly immodest
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temerity
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Reckless boldness
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acquiescence
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agreement without objection
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connived
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Secretly allow something (illegal, immoral, or harmful) to occur.
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