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118 Cards in this Set
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Profusely
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exuberantly plentiful; abundant
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Boisterous
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1. full of noisy enthusiasm and energy, and often roughness or wildness
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Jovial
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cheerful in mood or disposition
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Paraphernalia
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assorted objects or items of equipment, often things that seem amusing, strange, or irritating
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Perfunctory
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1. done as a matter of duty or custom, without thought, attention, or genuine feeling
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endless
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Hastily
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Done or acting with excessive speed or urgency; hurried
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Gravely
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giving cause for alarm; serious
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Defiantly
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open resistance; bold disobedient
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Petulantly
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childishly sulky or bad-tempered
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Debris
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fragments of something that has been destroyed or broken down
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Junctures
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a particular point in events or time
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Recumbent
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1. lying back or lying down
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Skittering
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move lightly and quickly or hurriedly
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Bindle
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A sack to carry things in
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Morosely
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sullen and ill-tempered.
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Lumbered
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move in a slow, heavy, awkward way
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. Imperiously
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assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering
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Yammered
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loud and sustained or repetitive noise
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Hierarchy
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an organization or group whose members are arranged in ranks, for example, in ranks of power and seniority
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Coquettish
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flirtatious
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Gallantries
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courageous behavior, esp. in battle
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Disdain
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the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt
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Despair
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a profound feeling that there is no hope
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Anguish
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extreme anxiety or emotional torment
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Endeavor
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an earnest exertion in order to achieve something
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Quay
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a concrete, stone, or metal platform lying alongside or projecting into water for loading and unloading ships.
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Vestibule
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an antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building.
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Calamity
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an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
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Odious
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extremely unpleasant; repulsive.
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Usurer
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A person who lends money at high intrest rates
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Chagrin
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distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
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Naïve
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showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment
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Frowsy
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scruffy and neglected in appearance.
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Receptive
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1. willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas
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Derision
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1. contemptuous ridicule or mockery
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Reprehensible
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1. Worthy of or deserving blame
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Cowering
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1. To shrink away or crouch down in fear
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Aloof
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1. not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant
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Disarming
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1. (of manner or behavior) having the effect of allaying suspicion or hostility, esp. through charm
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. Apprehension
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1. anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen
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Appraised
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1. assess the value or quality of
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Crestfallen
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1. feeling humiliation or disappointment
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Sullenly
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1. bad-tempered and sulky; gloomy
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Bewildered
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. cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused
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Writhed
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1. make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body
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Bewildered
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cause (someone) to become perplexed and confused
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Monotonous
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1. dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest
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Petulantly
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1. Insolent or rude in speech or behavior
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Venireman
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1. One called to Jury
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Superfluous
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1.Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary: extra
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Affable
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1. Being pleasant and at ease in talking to others
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Nettled
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1. To strike or sting with or as if with nettles
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Piously
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1. Marked by or showing reverence to God and devotion to divine worship
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Levity
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Lightness of mind, character, or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness
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Wanly
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1. Suggestive of poor health, sickly, feeble
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Pariah
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One that is despised or rejected
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Animosity
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1. Ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility: an antagonistic attitude
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Biased (60)
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1. Having or showing prejudice
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Enlightenment (60)
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1. Education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
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Mutuality
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1. Having the same relationship each to the other
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Fervent (61)
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1. Exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling; zealous
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Pertinent (78)
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1. Pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant
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Orator
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1. One distinguished for skill and power as a public speaker
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Overzealous
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1. Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea
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assuaged
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To lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses. |
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Apothecary
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One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
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Taciturn
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ADJ
Silent by habit, uncommunicative, reserved in speech |
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Imprudent
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Rash, unwise, lacking good judgment; Not showing care or consequence for an action |
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Detachment
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Separation, aloof Lack of interest or involvement; freedom from the influence of emotions |
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Tyrannical
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Someone who takes power by force; relating to characteristics of a tyrant. |
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Collard(s)
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Noun
A Kale with smooth leaves that grow at the top of a short, thick stalk. |
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Contentment
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Freedom from worry or restlessness; peaceful satisfaction; state of peace or happiness. |
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Veranda
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A long open porch usually with a roof. |
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Malevolent
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Having, showing, or arising from intense often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred; productive of harm or evil |
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Predilection
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A natural liking for something; established preference |
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Flivver
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A small cheap usually old automobile |
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Nebulous
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Not clear or sharp; vague; hazy |
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Ramrod
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A rod for ramming down a gun for cleaning |
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Foray
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A brief excursion or attempt |
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Concession
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Admitting to a point in an argument |
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Condescended
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To descend to a less formal or dignified level; to assume an air of superiority |
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Indigenous
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Having originated in and being produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment |
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Wallowing
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Verb To roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner; to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner; to indulge oneself immoderately
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Illicitly
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Not permitted; unlawful |
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Entailment
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To restrict (property) by limiting the inheritance to the owner's lineal descendants or to a particular class thereof |
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Vexations
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The act of harassing or vexing; the quality or state of being troubled
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Mortification
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Noun A sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect; he cause of such humiliation or shame
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Sojourn
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A temporary stay
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Mortification
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Noun A sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect; he cause of such humiliation or shame
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Benevolence
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disposition to do good: an act of kindness |
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Morbid
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ADJ of, relating to, or characteristic of disease; abnormally susceptible to or characterized by gloomy or unwholesome feelings
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Placidly
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serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
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Inquisitive
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given to examination or investigation; inclined to ask questions; improperly curious about the affairs of others |
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Asinine
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extremely or utterly foolish |
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Quibbling
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to talk about unimportant things rather than the real point; to find fault or argue over unimportant points |
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Ramshackle
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looking ready to fall down |
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Ascertaining
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to learn with certainty; find out |
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Aberrations
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a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome |
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Unfathomable
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ADJ impossible to understand
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Accosted
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to approach and speak to often in a challenging or aggressive way |
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Perpetrated
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to be guilty of doing |
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Libel
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something spoken, written, or drawn that injures a person's good name |
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Cordial
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warm and friendly |
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Perplexity
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something that is confusing |
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Analogous
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showing analogy; similar; related by analogy |
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Provocation
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action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, esp. deliberately |
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Obstreperous
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ADJ noisy and hard to control; marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness
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Gallantly
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Chivalrous, brave, polite; courteously and elaborately attentive especially to ladies |
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Inconspicuous
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not clearly visible or attracting attention |
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Passé
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Out of Date; behind the times; no longer fashionable |
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Jubilantly
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feeling or expressing great joy |
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Apoplectic
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ADJ overcome with anger; extremely indignant
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Umbrage
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an offense or annoyance |
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Interdict
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prohibit or forbid |
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Rectitude
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morally correct behavior or thinking; righteousness |
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Skulked
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Verb keep out of sight, typically with a sinister or cowardly motive
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Cantankerous
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bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative |
