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20 Cards in this Set
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bay
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deep prolonged bark, howl, or wail
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loquacious
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very talkative, garrulous
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irk
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to iritate annoy or exasperate
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harangue
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a long pompous speech
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turgid
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excessively ornate style often of language
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expatiate
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to speak or write at length
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pestiferous
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producing or breeding infectious disease
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fetter
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a chain or shackle for the ankles or feet
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tepid
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moderately warm
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respite
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a short interval of rest or relief
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jetsam
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discarded odds and ends
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deprecate
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to express disapproval of
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clandestine
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kept or done in secret, furtiv
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supplicate
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to ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying
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pabulum
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a substance that gives nourishmetn
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abstruse
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difficult to understand; recondite
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gainsay
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to declare false; dny
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venial
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easily excused or fogiven; pardonable
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ebb
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to fall or drop form a higher to a lower level
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fillip
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something that is trivial or of little importance
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