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23 Cards in this Set
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exhorter
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one who urges earnestly, by advice or warning
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coquetry
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flirting
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querulous
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full of complaint
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remonstrance
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protest, object
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anathema
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curse
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bellicose
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hostile, eager to fight
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cavalcade
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procession(of horses)
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conjecture
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prediction based on guesswork
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expatriated
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driven from one's land
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extemporize
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contrive in a makeshift way to meet a pressing need
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felonious
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of a criminal
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guileless
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without deceit
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ostentatiously
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so as to attract attention
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infelicitous
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unfortunate, unsuitable
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equanimity
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evenness of temper
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demure
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modest, shy
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dilatory
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causing delay
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vex
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annoy
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squalor
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filth and misery
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pinion
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part of a bird's wing
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abridge
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reduce in scope
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disfranchisement
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depriving of a legal right or priviledge
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oligarchy
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government in which a small group exercises control, especially for corrupt and selfish purposes
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