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10 Cards in this Set
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Jocular
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Humorous;joking;full of fun
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Onomatopoeia
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The formation of a word by imitating the natural sound associated with the object or action involved
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Temerity
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reckless;rash boldness as a result of failing to properly evaluate consequences
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Beguile
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to deceive; to mislead by tricking
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futile
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useless;vain;unlikely to succeed
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loquacious
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talkative; very fond of talking
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paean
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a song of joy, triumph,praise,esp. in ancient Greece
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unassailability
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the quality of not being able to be successfully attacked
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cryptic
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having a hidden or ambiguous meaning; mysterious
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Haughty
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arrogant; showing excessive pride in oneself
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