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30 Cards in this Set
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garner
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to gather and store
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garrulous
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talkative
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gaunt
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thin and bony
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gestation
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growth process from conception to birth
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gibe
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to make heckling, taunting remarks
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girth
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distance around something
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glib
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slick, casual, superficial (shallow)
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gluttony
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eating and drinking to excess
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goad
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to prod or urge
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grandiloquence
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pompous manner
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sully
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to spoil| make dirty
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bilk
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to cheat out of money, to avoid playing
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incriminate
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to make appear guilty, accuse of wrongdoing
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quaint
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attractively old-fashioned
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sagacious
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wise, shrewd
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debunker
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one who proves things false
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morose
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gloomy, melancholic, unsociable
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virtuoso
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exceptional performer, talented person
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bard
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a poet | armor for horse
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sanctimonious
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very self righteous, disapproving
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cajole
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to persuade gently
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holier-than-thou
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self-righteous, believing in own virtue
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embezzle
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to steal money in violation
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emaciated
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skinny, scrawny
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elicit
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to draw out, provoke
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unsurpassable
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supreme, perfect
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eclectic
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choosing from various sources
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edict
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an order, law, command
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effrontery
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impudent boldness, audacity
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effusive
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expressing emotion w/o restraint
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