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20 Cards in this Set
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affable |
courteous and pleasant; sociable; easy to talk to |
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aggrandize |
increase in greatness, power, or wealth |
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amorphous |
shapeless; without definite form |
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archetype |
original model on which something was based |
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aura |
the atmosphere surrounding something |
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contraband |
illegal traffic, smuggled goods |
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erudite |
scholarly, bookish |
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gossamer |
thin, light, delicate |
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inscrutable |
incapable of being understood |
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insular |
relating to, characteristic of |
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irrevocable |
incapable of being changed |
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propensity |
natural inclination or predilection |
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querulous |
peevish; complaining |
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remonstrate |
to argue with someone against something |
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repudiate |
to disown, reject |
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resilient |
able to return to an original shape or form |
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reverberate |
to re-echo, resound |
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scurrilous |
coarsely abusive, vulgar or low |
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sedulous |
persistent, showing determination |
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sleazy |
thin or flimsy; cheap; shoddy or inferior |
