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20 Cards in this Set
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Bumptious
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offensively self-assertive
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cite
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to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), esp. as an authority
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consonant
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a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs
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gibe
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to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer.
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repartee
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a quick, witty reply.
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rudiment
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elements or first principles of a subject
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sanction
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authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
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satiate
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to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
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subservient
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serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
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vivacious
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lively; animated; gay
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comely
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pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair
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decadence
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the act or process of falling into an inferior condition or state; deterioration; decay
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erroneous
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containing error; mistaken; incorrect; wrong
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flaunt
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to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
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hypercritacle
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excessively or meticulously critical; overcritical.
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irascrible
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not respirable; unfit for breathing.
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Stereotype
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a process, now often replaced by more advanced methods, for making metal printing plates by taking a mold of composed type or the like in papier-mâché or other material and then taking from this mold a cast in type metal.
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Pretentious
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full of pretense or pretension
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
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Miscreant
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depraved, villainous, or base.
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