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25 Cards in this Set
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incorporeal
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(adj.) not consisting of matter
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incommodious
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(adj.) inconvenient
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soliloquy
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(n.) a talk one has with oneself (esp. on stage)
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ostensible
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(adj.) apparent
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endemic
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(adj.) native to a particular area; constantly present in a particular country or locality
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inured
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(adj.) accustomed to pain
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auspicious
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(adj.) being of a good omen; successful
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solemnity
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(n.) a deep, reverent feeling often associated with religious occasions
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brindled
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(adj.) mixed with a darker color
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stagnant
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(adj.) motionless, uncirculating
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irascible
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(adj.) prone to anger
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sumptuous
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(adj.) involving great expense
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contrite
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(adj.) regretful; sorrowful; having repentance
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jocund
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(adj.) happy, cheerful, genial, gay
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anachronism
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(n.) something out of place in time (e.g., an airplane in 1492)
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liberalism
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(n.) believing in personal freedom (favoring reform or progress)
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impetuous
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(adj.) moving with great force; done with little thought
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epilogue
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(n.) closing section of a play or novel providing further comment.
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sporadic
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(adj.) rarely occurring or appearing; intermittent
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plethora
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(n.) a superabundance
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rustic
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(adj.) plain and unsophisticated; homely; of or living in the country
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repudiate
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(v.) to disown; to deny support for; reject; cancel
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goad
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(n.; v.) a driving impulse; to push into action
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ribald
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(adj.) vulgar joking or mocking
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incisive
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(adj.) getting to the heart of things; to the point
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