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29 Cards in this Set
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dexterous
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skillful in physical movements, esp. of the hands; mental adroitness
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languid
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lacking spirit or liveliness
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harbinger
*har-bin-JER |
one that indicates or foreshadows what is to come, a forerunner; to signal the approach of
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gall
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outrageous insolence, effrontery; bitterness of feeling, rancor; a skin sore caused by friction
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unwonted
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out of the ordinary; unusual
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entreat
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to ask one earnestly and seriously (to do something); beseech
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acerbic
*ah-SIR-bik |
sour in taste; harsh and severe in tone
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scion
*SIGH-uhn |
a descendent or heir
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imperious
*im-PEER-ee-uhs |
urgent, imperative; domineering in a haughty manner, overbearing
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eschew
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to shun; to avoid
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forbearance
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good-natured patience; self-control; an abstaining from the enforcement of a right (allowing borrower to delay payments)
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consternation
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger; anxiety; alarm
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ostentation
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boastful showiness; pretentious
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censure
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criticism or disapproval; formal rebuke or reprimand
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officious
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aggressive in offering one's unwanted services, help, or advice
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garrulous
*GARE-uh-luhs |
talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial things
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tabernacle
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any place or house of worship; a temporary dwelling or shelter
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vox populi
*vox POP-you-lie |
popular opinion or sentiment
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ignominious
*ig-nuh-MIN-ee-uhs |
deserving disgrace or shame; despicable; humiliating
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edify
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to instruct or teach esp. to help improve; enlighten
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portent
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an omen; a prodigy
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presumptuous
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overconfident; rash; assuming
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probity
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complete and confirmed integrity; uprightness
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leaden
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weighted, heavy; dull; downcast
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resplendent
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glorious; splendid
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surly
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bad tempered and rude, ugly, ill-natured
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assiduous
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diligent, marked by care and persistent effort
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coffer
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a chest for storing valuables
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unfettered
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unchained
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