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15 Cards in this Set
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inane |
lacking sense or substance, empty, silly, foolish |
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insularity |
suggestive of the isolated life of an island; narrow-minded, provincial |
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plebiean |
common or vulgar, members of a lower class |
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hauteur |
arrogance, the quality of being proud and overbearing |
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anent |
about, regarding, concerning |
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appertenance |
something added to a more important thing; appendage, gear, accessories, trappings, apparatus |
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jackanapes |
conceited or impudent person, mischievous child, pert or forward child, coxcomb |
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consummate |
conclude, realize, achieve, complete; perfect in every respect, supremley skilled |
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onerous |
oppressive, burdensome, troublesome |
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sententiously |
saying much in a few words, full of meaning |
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scion |
heir, descendant, offspring |
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divesting |
forcing to give up, depriving, stripping, getting rid of |
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defalcation |
the theft or misuse of money entrusted to one's care; embezzlemant, misappropriation |
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rubicund |
ruddy, florid, reddish, inclined to healthy rosiness |
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tumbril |
two-wheeled cart that can be tilted to dump a load, crude cart for carrying prisoners to their execution |
