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22 Cards in this Set
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obviate
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To meet and dispose of; to circumvent, do away with, remove, To anticipate, forestall-15
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listlessness
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languid indifference as to one's surroundings, or as to what one has to do.-16
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palaver
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Trouble, difficulty; bother,-17
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assevervated
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To affirm solemnly, assert emphatically, declare positively, avouch, aver-17
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lachrymose
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Having the nature of tears; liable to exude in drops
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cudgel
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A short thick stick used as a weapon; a club-18
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embalm(ing)
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To impregnate (a dead body) with spices, to preserve it from decay-19
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transgression(s)
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a violation of law, duty, or command; disobedience, trespass, sin-19
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visage
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The face, the front part of the head, of a person-19
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importunate
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Persistent or pressing in solicitation; pertinacious.
1477 [implied in IMPORTUNATELY 4]. 1529 Supp-20 |
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doleful
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sorrowful-21
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minx
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A pert, sly, or boldly flirtatious young woman-22
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vehemence
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Impetuosity, great force or violence, of physical action or agents.-22
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spectre
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An apparition, phantom, or ghost, esp. one of a terrifying nature or aspect-23
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caprice
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A sudden change or turn of the mind without apparent or adequate motive; a desire or opinion arbitrarily or fantastically formed;-23
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brindled
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‘Streaked, tabby, marked with streaks-23
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querulous
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Of animals or things: Uttering or producing sounds expressive or suggestive of complaint-23
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impudence
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Shameless effrontery; insolent disrespect, insolence; unabashed presumption-24
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egress
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the right or liberty of going out-24
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desist(ing)
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To come to an end, cease, terminate
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impalpable
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intangible-25
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tumultuously
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with confusion and uproar; riotously-26
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