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20 Cards in this Set
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walking, acting, or speaking elegantly
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mincing
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flirtation
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coquetry
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something, usually medicine, to counteract illness or evil
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antidote
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acting with ease; easily performed
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facile
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given to excessive chatter or talkativeness
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garrulous
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unpleasantly moist or humid
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dank
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a yellow spice made from a crocus
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saffron
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female fox; an ill tempered woman
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vixen
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foolishness
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folly
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stable to reunt or take care of horses; uniform
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livery
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fierce, cruel; savagely brutal
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truculent
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noble, generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness
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magnanimous
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unyielding, unalterable, unrelenting
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inexorable
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sullen, gloommy
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dour
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learned, scholarly
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erudite
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ceremonial prayer consisting of invocations and responses
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litany
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a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save money
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miser
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affection for mankind
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philanthropy
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vulgar or indecent in speech, language
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ribald
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a young, weaned pig
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shoat
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