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26 Cards in this Set
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archaic
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old, primitive, of a different period
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articulated
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segments held together
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disconcerting
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feeling uneasy, emotional disturbance
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discord
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disagreement
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facilitate
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to help/aid
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fastidious
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Giving careful attention to detail;hard to please
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fractious
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cranky, stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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indolent
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lazy
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innovative
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ahead of the times
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overt
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open, no secret
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prodigious
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exceeding, great in size
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pugnacious
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rough
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reprehensible
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deserving severe rebuke or censure
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shrouded
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covered
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upheaval
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disorder, violent disturbance
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brevity
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brief
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halting
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disabled in the feet or legs, crippled
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harangue
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rant, loud bombastic declamation
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histrionic
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characteristics of acting or stage performance
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meticulous
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precise, accurate
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negligible
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insignificant
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opaque
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not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light
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palliative
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remedy that alleviates pain without curing
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perishability
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being subject to spoil or decay
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thwarted
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defeated, let down, disappointingly unsuccessful
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apathy
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An absence of emotion or enthusiasm
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