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20 Cards in this Set
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Affable
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adj: Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to.
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aggrandize
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v:to increase in greatness, power,or wealth;to build up or intensity; to make appear greater
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amorphous
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adj: shapeless, wothout definate form: of no particular type or character, without organization
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aura
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n: that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality.
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contraband
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n: illegal traffic;smuggled goods; (adj) illegal, prohibited
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erudite
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adj: ,scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
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gossamer
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adj: thin, light, delicate, insubstancial; (n) a very thin, light cloth
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infer
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v: to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
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inscrutable
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adj; incapable of understood; impossible to see through physically.
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insular
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adj; relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience.
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irrevocable
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adj; incapable or being changed or called back.
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propensity
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n; a natural inclination or predilecation toward.
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querulous
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adj; peevish, complaining, fretful.
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remonstrate
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v: to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to.
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repudiate
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v: to disown, reject, or deny the validity of.
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resilient
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adj; able to return to an original shape pr form; able to recover quickly.
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reverberate
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v; to re-echo, resound, to reflect or be reflected repeatedly.
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scurrilous
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adj; coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed.
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sedulous
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adj; persistent, showing industry and determination
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sleazy
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adj; thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean, or disreputable
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