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22 Cards in this Set
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Allay
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(v.)
To calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve |
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Bestial
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Beast-like; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence an sensibility
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Convivial
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adj
festive, sociable, having fun together, genial |
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Coterie
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(n.)
a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest |
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Counterpart
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A person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
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Demur
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to object or take exceptions to; n an objection |
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Effrontery
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Shameless boldness, impudence
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Embellish
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(v.)
To decorate, adorn, touch up |
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Ephemeral
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(adj.)
Lasting only a short time,, short-lived |
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Felicitous
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(adj.)
Appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well being or good fortune, Happy |
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Furtive
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(adj.)
done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen |
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Garish
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adj
glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way |
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Illusory
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misleading deceptive lacking or not based on reality
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Indigent
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adj
needy impoverished |
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inordinate
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far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
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Jettison
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to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
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Misanthrope
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n
a person who hates or despises people |
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Pertinacious
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very persistent, holding firmly to a course of action or a set of belief, hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
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Picayune
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Of little importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
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Raiment
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n
clothing, garments |
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threshold
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the board or stone that lies under a door, sill; the place or point of entering or beginning outset the point at which physiological or psychological effect is produced, brink
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Wraith
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N
a ghostly apparition |
