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30 Cards in this Set
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An excessive fashion-conscious man
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Imprecation
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A curse
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Non sequiter
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Something that does not usually follow
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Sanguine
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Cheerful; optimistic
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Bowderlize
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To remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc
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Impair
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To weaken; to cause to become worse
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Panegyric
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An expression of praise
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Quandry
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A puzzling situation; a dilemma
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Ebullient
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Enthusiastic
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Deference
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Respect; consideration
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Carnal
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Relating to physical appetite, especially sexual
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Nebulous
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Hazy; vague; uncertain
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Rakish
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Dashingly stylish and confident
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Rlegy
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A sad or mournful poem
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Pedantic
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Tending to show off ones learning
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Antipathy
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An intense dislike
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Rlucidate
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To make clear
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Imminent
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Likely to happen; threatening
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Bamal
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Common; ordinary
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Obdurate
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Stubborn; heard hearted
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Peruse
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To read carefully
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Bedlam
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A noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion
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Affluence
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Wealth; richness
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Scurrilous
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Coarsely abusive; vulgar
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Parody
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A work which imitates another in a rediculous manner
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Sedulous
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Hard working; diligent
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Onerous
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Burdensome; heavy; hard to endure
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Amoral
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Lacking a sense of right and wrong
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Eschew
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To keep away from; to avoid; to shun
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Denouement
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An outcome; result
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