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50 Cards in this Set
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panache
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flair, flamboyance
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parvenu
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upstart; newly rich person
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perfidy
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violation of trust
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disloyal
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physiognomy
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facial features
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ragamuffin
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a person wearing tattered clothing
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redress
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remedy; compensation
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mend; restore
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requite
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repay; revenge
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sarcophagus
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stone coffin, often highly decorated
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raiment
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clothing
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risible
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inclined to laugh; ludicrous
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accoutre
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to equip
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acerbity
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bitterness of speech and temper
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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anthropoid
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manlike
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bard
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poet
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berevement
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state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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brackish
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somewhat saline
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sate
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satisfy to full
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browbeat
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bully; intimidate
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sheathe
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to place in a case
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burish
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polish
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spry
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vigorously active; nimble
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agile; energetic
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cantankerous
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ill-tempered; irritable
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stymie
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present an obstacle; stump
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cantata
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story set to music
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synoptic
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providing a general overview; summary
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clamor
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noise
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crotchety
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eccentric; whimsical
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tautological
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needlessly repetitious
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dawdle
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loiter; waste time
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decrepitude
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state of collapse caused by illness or old age
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untoward
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unfortunate annoying
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discursive
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digressing; rambling
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unbraid
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scold; reproach
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vagabond
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wanderer;tramp
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without any settled home; nomadic
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vainglorious
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boastful
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verbatim
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word for word
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vignette
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picture; short literary sketch
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vouchsafe
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grant condescendingly; guarentee
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waggish
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mischievous;humorous;tricky
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yore
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time past
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abnegation
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repudation; self-sacrifice
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egoism
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ecessive intrest in oneself;the belief that one should be intrested in oneself rather than in others
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egotism
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conceit; vanity
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espouse
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support; adopt, as in a cause
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fleece
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rob; plunder
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Ex: He fleeced the stranger of several dollars
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floe
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a mass of floating ice
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garish
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gaudy
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impecunious
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without money
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colloquy
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informal discussion
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