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20 Cards in this Set
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affable
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courteous and pleasent, sociable, easy to speak to
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth
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amorphous
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shapeless, without definite form, without organization
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aura
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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere), a distinctive air or personal quality
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contraband
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illegal traffic, smuggled goods
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erudite
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scholarly, learned, bookish
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gossamer
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thin, light, delicate, insubstantial
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infer
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to find out by reasoning
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inscrutable
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incapable of being understood
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insular
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relating to, characteristic of
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed or called back
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propensity
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a natural inclination or predilection toward
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querulous
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peevish, complaining, fretful
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remonstrate
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to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
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repudiate
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to disown, reject or deny the validity of
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resillient
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able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
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reverberate
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to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly
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scurrilous
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coarsely abusive, foul-mouthed
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sedulous
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persistent, showing industry and determination
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sleazy
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thin or flimsy in texture, cheap, shoddy
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