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22 Cards in this Set
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affable
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courteous and pleasant
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aggrandize
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v. to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify
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amorphous
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shapeless no definite form
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archetype
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an original model after which similar thing are patterned.
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aura
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that which surrounds
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inscrutable
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impossible to see through physically; incapable of being understood
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erudite
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scholarly, learned
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infer
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to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint suggest or imply
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gossamer
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thin light delicate
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insular
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relating to, characteristic of, narrow or isolated outlook.
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contraband
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods
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sleazy
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thin flimsy in texture, cheap
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irrevocable
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incapable of being change or called back
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sedulous
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persistent showing industry
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remonstrate
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to argue or plead with someone against object to
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retrench
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to cut down reduce
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resilient
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able to return to original shape or form
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reverberate
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to re echo resound to reflect
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querulous
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peevish complaining fretful
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repudiate
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to disown or reject
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propensity
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a strong inclination or bent toward
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scurrilous
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coarsely abusice vulgar or low foul mouthed
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