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60 Cards in this Set
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affront
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verb. to insult openly
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assiduous
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adj. diligent, attentive
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abject
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abject. a variety of quartz
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bedlam
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noun. wild uproar and confusion
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boorish
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adj. rude, ill-mannered
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cur
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noun. a surly, ill-bred fellow
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cannonade
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noun. concentrated cannon fire
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corroborate
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verb. to confirm
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corporeal
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adj. bodily, physical
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agate
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noun. a variety of quartz
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brazen
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adj. shameless and flagrant
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caddish
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adj. behaving dishonorably
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distraught
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adj. bewildered, perplexed
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diptheria
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noun. acute infection bacetrial disease of the throat, causing difficulty in breathing, swallowing
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desultory
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adj. disconnected, superficial
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exaltation
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noun. the act of raising or elevating
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evocation
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noun. the act of calling forth
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effluvium
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noun. an unpleasant or noxious odor
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eon
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noun. a long or indefinite period of time
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forthright
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adj. outspoken
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fuselage
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noun. the body of an airplane
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flibbertigibbet
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noun. a gossiping, frivolous, or restless person
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feckless
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adj. feeble (weak), ineffective
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flabbergast
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verb. overwhelm with astonishment; to dumbfound
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gentry
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noun. people of good breeding
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glib
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adj. insincere
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gamboling
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noun. skipping or frolicking playfully
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hypercritical
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adj. inclined to judge too harshly
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inscrutable
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adj. mysterious
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insular
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adj. pertainign to an island, detached
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jaunt
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noun. a short trip, made for pleasure
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luxuriate
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verb. to take selfish delight in
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languid
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adj. lacking energy
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litigious
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adj. unreasonably fond of using the law
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meddlesome
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adj. disposed to interfere
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meridian
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noun. a circle passing through poles of the earth
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menagerie
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noun. a collection of wild animals kept in captivity for exhibition
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machination
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noun. the act of devising plots
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nonplussed
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adj. perplexed; confounded
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obeisance
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noun. a bow as a sign of respect
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pomade
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noun. a perfumed hair ointment
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perfunctory
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adj. done merely from a sense of duty
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quicksilver
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noun. metallic mercury; mobility of mood/temper
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rakish
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adj. smart/sophisticated in appearance
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rambunctious
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adj. uncontrollably enthusiastic
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skullduggery
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noun. trickery
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sanguine
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adj. optimistic, confident
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tousle
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verb. to make untidy; to handle roughly or rudely
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tapestry
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noun. a woven fabric with elaborate designs
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travail
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noun. painful or laborious effort
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toper
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noun. the condition of habitiual drunkeness
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untoward
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adj. unfavorable
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unction
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noun. the act of anointing w/ oil
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virtuoso
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noun. one who has fine in fine arts; a connoisseur
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valise
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noun. a small leather trunk for clothes
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vixen
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noun. a spiteful or quarrelsome woman
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voluble
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adj. speaking passionately or incessantly
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vitiate
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verb. to impair the quality of; to corrupt or contaminate
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wane
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verb. to decrease, as in size
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rampageous
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adj. rushing wildly about
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