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15 Cards in this Set
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Affable
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couteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speat to
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pleasant
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power or wealth
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greatness
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amorphous
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shapeless, without definite form
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definite form
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aura
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that which surrounds (atmosphere)a distinctive personal quality
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n.
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contraband
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods
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n.
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erudite
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scholarly, learned, bookish
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adj.
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gossamer
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thin, light, delicate or
a very thin light cloth |
adj. n.
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infer
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to fin out, to arrive at a conclusion by careful thinking
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v.
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood; impossiable tosee throug physically
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adj.
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insular
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situated in a remote location narrow in outlook or eperience
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adj.
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed or called back
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adj.
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propensity
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a natural inclination towards
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n.
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querulous
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peevish, complaining, fretful, worrying a lot, easily annoyed
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adj.
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remonstrate
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to argue or plead with someone; protest or object to
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v.
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repudiate
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to disown, reject or deny
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v.
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