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30 Cards in this Set
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rowdy; noisy and high-spirited
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boisterous
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unfavorable, unlucky, suggesting bad luck for the future
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inauspicious
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out-and-out absolute
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unmitigated
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a deviation, or a moving away from something that is normal
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aberration
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puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
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nonplussed
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lacking in nutritive value; lacking in interest or substance; immature, juvenile
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jejune
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a male leader of a clan or family
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patriarch
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belonging to a particular region or country
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indigenous
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harmful, injurious
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deleterious
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similar; comparable
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analogous
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to cause to grow; incite
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foment
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a reply to a reply, especially from the defendant in a legal suit
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rejoinder
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agreement without protest
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acquiescence
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to expand on, write or talk at length or in detail; to move about freely
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expatiate
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miserable; wretched
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squalid
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distinct; sharp and crisp
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staccato
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accomplishments; skills
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repertoire
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a release from an obligation or promise
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dispensation
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marked by conspicuous or pretentious display, showy
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ostentatious
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always ready to argue
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contentious
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an abusive term, curse, insult, and/or cuss word
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invective
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sharp, keen penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness)
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incisive
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occurring after death
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posthumous
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odd behavior
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eccentricities
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a vague sense of approaching misfortune
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presentiment
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wild; savage
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feral
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to spread throughout
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permeate
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impressive on account of age or historic association
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venerable
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a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense
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bulwark
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formed from sediment deposited by flowing water
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alluvial
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