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20 Cards in this Set
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Metropolis
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a large city; the chief city of an area
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Momentous
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very important
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Obstreperous
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noisy; unruly, disorderly
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Pensive
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thoughtful; melancholy
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Perilous
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dangerous
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Shoddy
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of poor quality; characterized by inferior, dishonest workmanship
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Sprightly
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lively, full of life, spicy, flavorful
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Surly
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angry and bad-tempered; rude
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Tirade
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a long, angry speech; usually a speech that is very critical
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Vagrant
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a idle wanderer, tramp
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Adieu
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a farewell
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Advent
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an arrival; a coming into a place or view
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Apex
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The highest point or view
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Assimilate
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to absorb fully or make one's own; to adopt as one's own; to adapt fully
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Bogus
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false, counterfeit
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Exorbitant
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unreasonably high; excessive
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Interim
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the time between; temporary, coming between two points in time
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Inundate
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to flood, overflow, to wverwhelm by numbers or size
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Malign
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to speak evil of; slander, be evil
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Meander
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to wander about; wind about
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