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23 Cards in this Set
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Surly
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(adj.) Inclined to anger or bad feeling w/ overtones of menace ;ill-natured
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Plight
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(n.):A situation thats hard to get out of; a predicament
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Ostentatious
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(adj.): Intended to attract notice and impress others
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Convivial
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(adj.): Sociable;Relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drawing, and good company
(adv.): Convivially |
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Panacea
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(n.): a cure-all; sometuing that will make everything about a situation better
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Ubiquitous
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(adj.): being present everywhere at once; omnipresent
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Oblivious
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(adj) not conscious or aware of something or someone ; lacking awareness
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Raucously
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(adj.): In a rowdy fashion;disorderly
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Solace
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(n.): comfort in disappointment or misery; alleviation of grief
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Sylvan
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(adj.) relating to a shady wooded area
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Brazen
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(adj.): acting or done in a very open or shocking way without shame or embarrassment; unrestrained convection or propriety
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Befuddle
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(v.):To confuse or perplex
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Denounce
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To speak out against; to publicly state that someone or something is bad; to criticize (someone or something) harshly and publicly; to condemn
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Deleterious
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(adj.): harmful to living things; injurious
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Antiquated
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(adj.): obsolete; outmoded or discredited by reason of age
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Jocose
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(adj.): given to joking; merry
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colloquial
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(adj.): used in or characteristic of informal and familiar conversation; unacceptably informal
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Depravity
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(n.): A corrupt act or practice; the state of being corrupt, evil, or, especially, perverse
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Enmity
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(n.): Positive, active and usally mutual ill will or hatred
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nettle
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(v.): To cause annoyance, especially with minor irritations; to vex; to bother
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Innocuous
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(adj.): producing no injury; harmless
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Intrepid
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(adj.): characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
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Morose
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(adj.): having a sullen or gooony disposition
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