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15 Cards in this Set
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Recluse |
a person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people. Closed Off |
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Spurious |
not being what it purports to be; false or fake. Fake |
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Allegedly |
used to convey that something is claimed to be the case or have taken place, although there is no proof. Without Proof |
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Poise |
graceful and elegant bearing in a person. Opposite of Posion |
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Florid |
Showy, Fancy. Flowery |
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Eccentricities |
the quality of being eccentric. Bizzare |
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Purloined |
steal. Pork Loin |
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Squandered |
waste in a reckless and foolish manner. Wasted |
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Primeval |
of or resembling the earliest ages in the history of the world. Way back in History |
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Mortification |
great embarrassment and shame. Shame |
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Untrammeled |
not deprived of freedom of action or expression; not restricted or hampered. Free |
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Staccato |
with each sound or note sharply detached or separated from the others. Sharpe Beat |
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Reprimand |
a rebuke, especially an official one. Correct Mistakes |
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Garishly |
obtrusively bright and showy; lurid. Girly |
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Acquiescence |
the reluctant acceptance of something without protest. Given |
