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25 Cards in this Set
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punctilious
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adj. scrupulous and observant
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reprisal
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an injury done for an injury recieved, payback, brinkmanship
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sacerdotal
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adj. priestly
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scintillating
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flashing giving of sparks brilliant
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splenetic
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spiteful, irritable
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superannuated
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retired because of old age
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temerity
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NOUN: boldness, rashness, foolishness
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timorous
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timid
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tirade
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long speech, a harangue
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verbose
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prolix, wordy
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virago
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quarrelsome woman, a shrew (like shakespeare)
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vociferous
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clamorous, shouting noisily
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volatitle
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evaporating easily, changing readliy to vapor
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wheedle
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to cajole coax flattery
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zodiac
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12 signs, named for a constellation
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opportune
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timely, advantageous seasonable
Opportune moment |
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platonic
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idealistic spiritual unsensual
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promiscuous
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loose, easy, sex uncontrolled
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egregious
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bad obvious
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prodigious
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mighty, monsterous
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desultory
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haphazard, random, occasional
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explicit
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clearyl stated
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blasphemous
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to curse
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hallowed
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holy, blessed
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ornate
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showy, sumptuous
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