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15 Cards in this Set
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majordomo
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a chief butler or assistant
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untenable
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impossible to defend or justify
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perambulate
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to walk about; to stroll
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veneer
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a thin, attractive layer that conceals something common or coarse
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timorous
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timid
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luminous
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emitting light
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circuitous
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indirect; roundabout
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perquisite
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a tip or payment in addition to regular wages
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probity
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integrity; respectablility
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polemical
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relating to controversy or argument
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tacit
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indicated but not expressed; implied silently
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largess
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generosity
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indolent
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lazy
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circumlocution
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unnecessarily wordy or evasive language
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depredate
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to plunder and pillage
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