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20 Cards in this Set
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Adamant
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Firm in purpose or opinion
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Brouhaha
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A confused hodgepodge of sounds. Uproar of commotion
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Bulwark
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Strong defense or protection
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Choleric
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Bad-tempered
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Cloy
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To spoil an appetite by too much indulgence.
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Curtail
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To cut short
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Deference
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Great respect to a superior
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Definitive
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Final, conslusive
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Demeanor
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The way a person behaves, conduct
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Enigmatic
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Puzzling, not easily understood
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Impromptu
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Without preparation, improvised
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Mawkish
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Excessively sentimental, mushy
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Mollify
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To soften, to calm, pacify
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Onus
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Heavy and burdensome
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Presentiment
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A vague sense of approaching a misfortune, a hunch
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Profligate
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Immoral, self-indulgent spending
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Remit
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To send in, cancel, defer, pay
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Requisite
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Needed, neccessary, required
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Sartorial
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Having to do with clothes
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Thwart
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To oppose successfully, to prevent
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