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30 Cards in this Set
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plaintive
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adj-expressing sadness or sounding sad
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tableau
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n-a vivid and wide ranging description or display
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agglomeration
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n-jumbled mess of separate elements
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ignominy
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n-disgrace and dishonor: a total loss of dignity and self respect or an incurring or public disgrace
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preening
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v-show of self satisfaction; to feel excessively self-satisfied and display that feeling by gloating
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intangibly
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adv-without material qualities, and so not able to be seen or touched
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bohemian
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adj-unconvenitonal, especailly in appearance and behavior
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insouciant
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adj-unconcerned (in a cheerful manner)
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inanity
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n-meaninglessness or senselessness that suggests a lack of understanding or intelligence
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clairvoyant
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adj-possessing the ability to see things beyond the range of normal human vision
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hamlet
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n-a small village or group of homes
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farcical
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adj-absurd and mixed up
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derisive
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adj-mockingly scornful
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anodyne
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adj-bland, harmless, inoffensive, or uncontroversial to the point of being dull
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churlish
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adj-crass characteristic of somebody who is ill bred
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miasma
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n-harmful or poisonous emanation, espescially one caused by burning or decaying organic matter
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inexorable
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adj-unstoppable
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undulating
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adj-with a wavy appearand, edge, or markings
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facade
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n-the face of a building, especially the principal or front face showing its most prominent architectural features
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disquiet
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n-lack of peace resulting from anxiety, also called disquietude
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hamlet
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n-a small village or group of homes
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farcical
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adj-absurd and mixed up
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derisive
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adj-mockingly scornful
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anodyne
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adj-bland, harmless, inoffensive, or uncontroversial to the point of being dull
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churlish
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adj-crass characteristic of somebody who is ill bred
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miasma
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n-harmful or poisonous emanation, espescially one caused by burning or decaying organic matter
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inexorable
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adj-unstoppable
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undulating
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adj-with a wavy appearand, edge, or markings
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facade
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n-the face of a building, especially the principal or front face showing its most prominent architectural features
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disquiet
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n-lack of peace resulting from anxiety, also called disquietude
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