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20 Cards in this Set
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seek to attain or accomplish
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Aspire
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deserving to be despised
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Despicable adj.
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lacking the necessiteies of life
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destitute adj.
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make more interesting or attractive by adding details
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embellish v.
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make very angry
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enrage v.
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demanding excessive care or delicacy
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fastidious adj.
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observe or think about with triumphant and often pleasure
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gloat v.
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organization of a group of people or things
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hierarchy n.
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cannot be avoided or evaded
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inevitable adj.
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showing innocent or childlike simplicity
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Ingenuous
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Quality or state of being intricate
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Intricacy n.
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Given to excesive talking;
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Loquacious adj.
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showing wealth or affluence;very rich
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opulent adj.
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deeply affecting the feelings
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poignant adj.
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very steep or overhanging rock face
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precipice n.
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making or implying usually unjustified or exaggerated claims
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pretentious adj.
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person who argues in favor of something such as a cause
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proponent n.
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plan, action, or device used to conceal, escape, or evade
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subterfuge n.
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form a notion from very little evidence
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surmise v.
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intensely hot
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torrid adj.
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