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20 Cards in this Set
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Bucolic (adj)
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Charmingly rural.
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Pretentious (adj)
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Making an exaggerated outward show; ostentatious.
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Gullible (adj)
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Easily deceived or cheated.
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Convivial (adj)
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Fond of Partying or "having a good time".
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Fabricate (adj)
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To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
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Gesticulate (v)
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To make or use gestures, esp. in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
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Laud (v)
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Applaud, honor.
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Conflagration (v)
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A destructive fire, usually an extensive one.
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Induce (v)
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To bring about, produce, or cause.
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Soporific (adj)
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Pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy.
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Anarchy (n)
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A state of society without government or law.
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Strident (adj)
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Having a shrill, irritating quality or character.
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Nonchalant (adj)
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Coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual.
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Discrete (adj)
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Apart or detached from others; separate.
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Discreet (adj)
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Free from ostentation or pretension; modest; careful, sneaky.
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Malleable (adj)
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Capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers.
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Ludicrous (adj)
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Causing laughter because of absurdity; provoking or deserving derision; ridiculous; laughable.
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Abridge (v)
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To reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc
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Belabor (v)
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To explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary.
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Reiterate (v)
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to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often excessively.
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