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30 Cards in this Set
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vellum
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parchment
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vernal
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pertaining to spring
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suavity
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urbanity; polish
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tumid
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swollen; pompus; bombastic
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tumbrel
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a farm tipcart
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maelstrom
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whirlpool
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foolhardy
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rash
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foment
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stir up; instigate
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fawning
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courting favor by flattery
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unctuous
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oily; bland; insincerely suave
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disputatious
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argumentative; fond of argument
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canard
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unfound rumor
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anathema
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solemn curse
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persiflage
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flippant conversation
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flippancy
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trifling gaiety
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scarify
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to make a slight incision in; scratch
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pundit
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any learned man; authority on a subject
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slattern
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untidy or slovenly person
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solace
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comfort in trouble
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trencherman
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good eater (not fickel about food)
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seethe
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be disturbed; boil
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intelligentsia
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the intelligent and educated classes (sometimes used derogatorily)
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iota
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very small quantity
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lave
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to wash
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homily
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sermon; serious warning
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effrontery
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shameless boldness
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dotage
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senility
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disapprobation
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disapproval; condemnation
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craven
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cowardly
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crestfallen
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dejected; dispirited
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