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19 Cards in this Set
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affable
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courteous and pleasant; sociable; easy to speak to
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aggrandize
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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
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archetype
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an original model after which similar things are patterned; a perfect or typical example
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contraband
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illegal traffic, smuggle goods; illegal, prohibited
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erudite
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scholarly, learned
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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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impossible to see through physically
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insular
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relating to, characteristic of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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propensity
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a natural inclination or bent toward
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querulous
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peevish; complaining
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repudiate
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to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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resilient
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able to return to an original shape or form
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retrench
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to cut down, reduce in scope and cost
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scruprilous
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coarsely abusive; vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
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sedulous
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persistant
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sleazy
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thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; ethically low
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malinger
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to pretend to be ill or otherwise incapacitated so as to avoid duty or work
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chimerical
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imaginary
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