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20 Cards in this Set
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obsterperous
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noisy, unruly, disorderly
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sprightly
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lively, full of life, spicy, flavorful
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surly
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angry and bad tempered, rude
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tirade
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a long angry, speech, usually very critical
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momentous
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very important
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metropolis
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a large city, the chief city of an area
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inundate
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to flood, overflow, to overwhelm by numbers or size
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apex
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highest point, tip
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adieu
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farewell
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advent
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an arrival, a coming into place or view
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perilous
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dangerous
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assimilate
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to absorb fully or make one's own, to adopt as ones own, to adapt fully
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vagrant
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an idle wander, tramp, wandering aimlessly
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interim
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the time between, temporary, coming between two points in time
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pensive
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thoughtful, melancholy
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exorbitant
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unreasonably high, excessive
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bogus
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false, counterfeit
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shoddy
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of poor quality, characterized by inferior, dishonest workmanship
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meander
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to wander about, wind about, a sharp twist or turn
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malign
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to speak evil of, slander
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