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58 Cards in this Set
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pilfer
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to steal in small quantities.
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brogan
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heavy work shoe.
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amity
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friendship
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indigent
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needy, impverished, destitute.
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jetsam
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part of ship, its equipment or cargo that is cast overboard to lighten load in time of distress.
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amiss
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out of place.
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incontrovertible
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undisputed; not open to question.
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spurn
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rejected.
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tenacious
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holding fast strong. tending to cling or adhere
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franchise
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a right by contract; privilege.
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winsome
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attractive, pleasing, and engaging childlike charm.
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supra
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above.
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poise
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composure, balance, calmness
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principal
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sum, chief, most important.
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advocate
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supporter.
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zephyr
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gentle breeze from the west.
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composite
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combination made up of distinct and diverse components.
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askew
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to one side, crooked.
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hostelry
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hotel, inn.
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wily
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sly, crafty, cunning.
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corporeal
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relating to human body.
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pastoral
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drawing contrast between the rural simple life and misery and corruption of city and especially court life.
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augment
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supplement, larger.
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cudgel
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a weapon to beat with.
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jeer
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to speak out in a contemtuous manner. snner, ridicule.
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solvent
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able to pay all debts; creditworthy
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bigot
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fanatic, fiend. A person obstinately devoted to his own opinions and prejudices.
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quorum
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enough memeber to hold a meeting.
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extricate
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to set free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty.
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garish
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showy, gaudy.
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fervent
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passion, eager, zealous. Marked by great intensity of feeling.
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repute
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good reputation. The status commonly ascribed to one.
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affront
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Insult face to face by language or behavior.
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peripatetic
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roaming, moving, shifting. Traveling from place to place.
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overweening
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arrogant, pushy, forward, cocky
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colloquy
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conversation, dialogue. A high level serious discussion.
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expurgate (verb)
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censor. remover otherwise objectionable paasages.
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vicissitude
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state of being changable. Natural change visible in nature or in human affairs. Ex: the vicissitudes of daily life.
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middling
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moderate, medium.
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raze
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erase, cut, shave off.
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wanton
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hard to control.
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mulct
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fine or penalty.
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specious
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not really genuine. false, inaccurate.
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hiatus
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break, vacation, interruption
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decree
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official order, law, ordinance.
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derision
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to make fun of
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antipodal
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situated at the opposite end.
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kowtow
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bow, fawn, toady. To behave abjectly before a superior.
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amicable
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friendly, goodwill, harmonious.
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secede
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withdraw from a religious or political organization.
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trichinosis
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infected pork (undercooked); marked by muscular pain, fever.
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endemic
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native. belonging to a certain people/region.
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languish
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sluggish, weak. To be in a state of depression or decreasing vitality.
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aloof
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indifferent, reserved, detached.
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cacophony
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harsh noise, discord.
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provident
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frugal.
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ditty
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a song
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decimated
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to kill every 10th man. to kill a large part of.
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