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19 Cards in this Set
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petulantly
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irritated, impatient
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gauche
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lacking social grace
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ephitet
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harsh word characterizing a person
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pate
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top of the head
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gaunt
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very thin
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knaves
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bad people
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consigned
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cast out, threw away
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mettle
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spirit, courage
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teemed
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abound, swarmed
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subversive
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overthrow something established
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noxious
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annoying
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abysmal
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very bad, wretched
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sheaf
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bundle of paper
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invective
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abusive language
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bayou
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when water from a lake flows into a river
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pallisade
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long, pointed fence
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gout
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shaking, painful swelling
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mundane
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of the world, boring
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ephemeral
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short-lived
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