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52 Cards in this Set
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Admonition
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gentle or friendly reproof |
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Imperative
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vital importance
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Impunity
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freedom from injurious consequences of an action
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Incessant
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continuing without pause or interruption
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Innuendo
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allusive or oblique remark
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Intrinsic
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belonging naturally
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Jovial
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cheerful and friendly
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languidly
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drooping or flagging
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laudation
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act of paying tribute
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lethe
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oblivion, forgetfulness
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levity
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treatment of a serious matter with humor
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lustre
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gentle sheen or soft glow
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magnanimity
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bear trouble calmly
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marquee
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rooflike projection
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mendicant
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given to begging
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mouldered
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turn to dust by natural decay
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nautical
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sailors or navigation
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nuance
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subtle difference
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orocular
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hard to interpret
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ostentatious
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vulgar or pretentious display
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panache
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confidence of style or manner
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parallax
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position or direction of an object appear to differ
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penultimate
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last but one in a series
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piquancy
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pleasantly sharp
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prattle
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talk in a foolish or simple minded way
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primal
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essesntial
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privy
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sharing in the knowledge of
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prolific
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producing much fruit
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pules
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to cry in a thin voice
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quiescent
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inactivity or dorminat
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redolent
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insisting to immediate attention
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regime
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government
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sabbatical
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period of paid granted to a college teacher for study or travel
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sage
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profoundly wise person
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serendipitous
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discovered in a happy or beneficial way
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shrewd
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sharp powers of judgement
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skulk
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to lie or keep in hiding
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squalid
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extremely dirty and unpleasant
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staid
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sedate, respectable
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stipend
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fixed regular sum paid as sallary
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stoic
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unmoved by joy or grief
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stymied
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prevent or hinder in the progress of
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supercilious
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thinks one is superior to others
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sycophantic
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gain advantage
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syllogism
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conclusion is drawn
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tantalizing
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torment or tease
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titular
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holding purely formal position
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truculent
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eager or quick to argue
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turgid
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swollen
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usurping
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seize and hold position
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vagabond
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wandering from place to place
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venerable
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great deal of respect, because of age, wisdom
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