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34 Cards in this Set
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allay
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to calm or pacify, set to rest
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allay
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to lessen or relieve
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bestial
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beastlike
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bestial
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beastly, brutal
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bestial
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subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
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convival
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festive, socialable, having fun together, genial
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coterie
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a circle of acquantities
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coterie
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a close-knit, often exclusive, group of people with common interest
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counterpart
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a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another
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counterpart
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a complement
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demur
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to object or take exception
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demur
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an objection
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effrontery
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shameless boldness, impudence
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embellish
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to decorate, adorn, touch up
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embellish
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to improve by adding details
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ephemeral
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lasting only a short time, short-lived
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felicitous
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appropriate, apt, well-chosen
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felicitous
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marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
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furtive
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done slyly or steathily, sneaky, secret, shifty
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furtive
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stolen
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garish
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glaring
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garish
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tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
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illusory
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misleading, deceptive
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illusory
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lacking in or not based on reality
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indignent
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needy, impoverished
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inordinate
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far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
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jettison
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to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
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misanthrope
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a person who hates or despise people
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pertinacious
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very persistent
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pertincacious
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holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs
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pertinacious
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hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
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picayune
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of little value or importance, paltry, measly
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picayune
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concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
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raiment
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clothing, garments
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