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21 Cards in this Set
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Derisive
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Scornful; comtemptuous
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Tempestuously
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Stormy, raging
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Discursive
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Rambling, wordy
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Theorem
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Principle or rule
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Interminable
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Continual, ceaseless
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Diffidently
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Acting reserved, unassertive; lack of self confidence
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Incredulity
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Disbelief
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Stupendous
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Amazing, astounding
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Leviathan
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Huge sea mammal
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Guano
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Excrement of sea fowl
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Coverts
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Thick underbrush
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Obtuseness
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simple-mindedess; dullness
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Sagely
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Wisely; sensibly
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Impervious
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Impeetrable, inaccessible
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Prefect
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A student monitor in a private school
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Demure
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Prim, over modest
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Palled
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Became tired of it, lost interest or attraction
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Cynicism
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Pessimism, lack of expectation
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Buffet
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Blow, hit
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Corpulent
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Fat, fleshy, overweight
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Sulphurous (sulfurous
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Of or relating to fire (especially the fire of hell)
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