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30 Cards in this Set
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rigid
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stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard
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crude
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lacking finish, polish, or completeness
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cleaved
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to adhere closely; stick; cling
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palate
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the roof of the mouth, consisting of an anterior bony portion (hard palate) and a posterior muscular portion (soft palate) that separate the oral cavity from the nasal cavity
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unfathomable
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difficult or impossible to understand; incomprehensible
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aberrations
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a deviation from the proper or expected course
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accosted
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to approach and to speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request
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perpetrated
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to present, execute, or do in a poor or tasteless manner
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libel
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anything that is defamatory or that maliciously or damagingly misrepresents
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Alanine
Structure? Abbreviation(s)? Additional Information? |
Ala
A Nonpolar aliphatic, Hyrdophobic |
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quelled
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to put down forcibly; suppress
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adjacent
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lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring
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cordial
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courteous and gracious; friendly; warm
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inordinately
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not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive
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deportment
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demeanor; conduct; behavior
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obstreperous
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resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly
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invective
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an insulting or abusive word or expression
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rudiments
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the elements or first principles of a subjects
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apoplectic
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having or inclined to apoplexy, a sudden, usually marked loss of bodily function due to rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel (stroke)
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philippic
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any speech or discourse of bitter denunciation
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umbrage
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offense; annoyance; displeasure
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rectitude
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rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue
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palliation
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the process of relieving or lessening without curing; mitigate; alleviate
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undulate
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to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement
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habiliments
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clothes or clothing
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ecclesiastical impedimenta
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items used during a church service
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denunciation
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an act or instance of denouncing; public censure or condemnation
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austere
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severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding
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formidable
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casing fear, apprehension, or dread
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obliquely
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indirect or evasive
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