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20 Cards in this Set
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contumacy
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noun: stubborn resistance to authority
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convivial
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adjective: to be good company, friendly, or agreeable
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indomitable
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adjective: unconquerable, incapable of being subdued
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millennium
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noun: a period of one thousand years
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emasculate
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verb: to weaken
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digress
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verb: to turn aside
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kaleidoscope
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noun: optical instrument conaining bits of colorful glass
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jargon
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noun: vocabulary peculiar to a particular trade, profession, or group
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humor
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noun: four humors or fluids
in high cheerful, healthy spirits |
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aberrant
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adjective: departure from a normal course
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animosity
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noun: display of hatred
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antemeridian
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noun: before the middle of the day
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ecumenical
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adjective: pertaining to the Christian church
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travail
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noun: pain or suffering resulting from mental and physical anguish
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pernicious
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adjective: tending to cause death or injury
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nostrum
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a quack remedy
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epitaph
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noun: carved or written inscriptions on a grave
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feckless
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adject: lackin in purpose or vitality, ineffective, or careless
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splenetic
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adjective:ill tempered, peevish, spiteful
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pusillanimous
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adjective: to be lacking in courage
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