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25 Cards in this Set
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Caprice
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noun, a sudden, impulsive, unmotivated change of mind, a sudden change of mind hard to explain or predict
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flaunt
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(Vi) to wave of flutter showily: to display oneself to public notice (vt) to treat contemptuously
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implacable
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(adj) not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated; merciless or cruel
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trepidation
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noun a tremulous motion; tremor; apprehension
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roil
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(vt) to stir up; disturb, disorder; to make turbid by stirring up sediment or dregs; muddy
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discordant
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(adj) disagreeing: being at a variance;quarrelsome
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toady
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(noun) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
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disgruntled
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(vt) to make ill-humored or discontented; to disappoint or frustrate
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gall
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(noun) bile from an animal;something bitter to endure; brazen (vt) to fret and wear away by friction; harass
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appease
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(Vt) to bring to a state of peace or quiet; to cause to subside; calm
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turbid
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(adj) thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment; heavy with smoke or mist; foul
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orifice
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(noun) an opening through which something may pass
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fawn
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(vi) to show affection
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riled
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(verb) to make angry, to irritate (adj) irritated or angry
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protuberance
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(adv) the quality or state of being obtrusive; something that is obtrusive
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inveigh
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(vi) to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently
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riven
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verb to wrench open or tear apart; to split with force of violence; to divide into peices; shatter; crack
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largess
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noun liberal giving to a=or as if to an inferior ; an innate generocity of mind or spirit
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browbeat
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(vt) to intimidate or disconcert by a stern manner or arrogant speech; bully; threaten
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ostentatious
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(adj) showy; brazen
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lassitude
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noun fatigue; a condition of listlessness
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rue
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verb to feel penitence; remorse; to regret for; (noun) a strong scented herb
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consonant
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noun one of a class; any letter in english alphabet except vowels (adj) being in agreement or harmony; having similar sounds
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vagary
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noun an erratic; action; or notion
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sunder
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verb to break apart, to force; to break into parts
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