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22 Cards in this Set
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Counterpart
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(n) a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
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Effrontery
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(n) shameless boldness, impudence
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Ephemeral
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(adj) lasting only a short time, short-lived
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Felicitous
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(adj) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune
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Allay
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(v) to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
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Furtive
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(adj) done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty
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Coterie
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(n) a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive
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Embellish
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(v) to decorate, adorn, touch up; to improve by adding details
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Demur
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(v) to object or take exception to; (n) an objection
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Convivial
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(adj) festive, sociable, having fun together
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Bestial
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(adj) beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence
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Raiment
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(n) clothing, garments
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Garish
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(adj) glaring, tastelessly showy or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
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Indigent
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(adj) needy, impoverished
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Misanthrope
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(n) a person who hates or despises people
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Picayune
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(adj) of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
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Pertinacious
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(adj) very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or set of beliefs; hard to get rid of
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Wraith
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(n) a ghostly apparition, specter
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Threshold
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(n) the point at which a physiological or psychological effect is produced, brink
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Inordinate
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(adj) far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
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Illusory
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(adj) misleading, deceptive; lacking or not based on reality
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Jettison
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(v) to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
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