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15 Cards in this Set
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difficult or embarrassing situation
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imbroglio
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to go, proceed
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wend
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a quack remedy, an untested cure
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nostrum
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pleasing in appearance, attractive
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personable
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obscene
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salacious
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to cut out, cut away
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exscind
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lofty, noble
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sublime
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lose courage, turn frightened
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quail
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elegant, refined in manners
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urbane
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novice, amateur
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tyro
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crude, offensive, rude
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boorish
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reprove, reproach
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upbraid
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infertile, worn out, weak
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effete
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stubborn, inflexible, adamant
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obdurate
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pronounce or speak affectedly, euphemize, speak too carefully. Also to take tiny steps, tiptoe
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mince
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