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20 Cards in this Set
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burnish
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v. to polish
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peremptory
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adj. urgent, decisive
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mien
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n. bearing or manner, esp. that reveals internal state; appearance or aspect
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beset
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v. attack from all sides; harass
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gloaming
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n. twilight; dusk
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uncanny
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adj. peculiarly usettling as if supernatural in nature
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pique
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v. to provoke or arouse
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coquetry
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n. flirtation or dallience
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remonstrance
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n. expression of protest or reproof
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badinage
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n. playful banter
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asperity
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n. harshness of manner
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bathos
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n. insincere or grossly sentimental pathos
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pueriles
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adj. immature; childish
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lurid
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adj. causing shock or horror; gruesome
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infernal
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adj. fiendish; diabolical; abominable
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besot
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v. to muddle or stupefy, by liquor or infatuation
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prurience
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n. lasciviousness
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eschew
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v. to avoid or shun
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diffident
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adj. shy or timid
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epicure
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n. a person of refined tastes or devoted to sensuous living
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