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16 Cards in this Set
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Moot
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Open to debate; unsolvable
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Mordant
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Biting; cutting; caustic or sarcastic in speech or wit
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Festoon
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To adorn by suspending strings of flowers, ribbon, fabric
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Bubkes
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Something trivial, worthless, insultingly disproportionate to expectations
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Dowager
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An elderly woman of wealth and dignity
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Doxy
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A woman of low morals, specifically a prostitute or mistress
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Foible
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A minor weakness or failing character
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Foment
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To stir up; instigate; incite
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Invidious
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Causing animosity, resentment or envious dislike
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Gauche
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Lacking social grace; crude; awkward; tactless
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Gambol
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To jump and skip about in play; frolic
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Gamut
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The entire range or extent
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Avant-garde
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Leading in new or unconventional movements, especially in the arts
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Axiomatic
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Universally accepted as true
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Chichi
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Very smart or sophisticated; usually used a sarcastic manner
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Comity
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Civility; courtesy
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