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20 Cards in this Set
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sadden |
make someone unhappy; cause sorrow |
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florin |
former British coin equivalent to ten pence |
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ameliorate |
to make something better |
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acumen |
ability to make good judgements |
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machismo |
strong or exaggerated masculinity |
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dastardly |
mean and cowardly |
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florid |
with a red or flushed complexion; ornate |
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pretentious |
attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc. than is actually possessed |
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lachrymal |
connecting with weeping or tears |
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gait |
manner of walking |
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reminiscent |
reminding or suggestive of something |
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lackadaisical |
lacking vitality and purpose; lazy and careless in a dreamy way |
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juxtapose |
to place close together / or side by side / or overlap for comparison or contrast |
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errant |
behaving in a manner considered to be unacceptable |
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interloper |
a person in a place or situation where they have no right to be |
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permeate |
pervade or pass through the whole of something |
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flatulent |
suffering from, or caused by, excess gas in the intestines |
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vignette |
concise description of the typical features of something; small decorative illustration in a book |
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verisimilitude |
appearance of being real |
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galore |
in plenty |
