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20 Cards in this Set
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(adj.) Courteous and pleasant, sociable, easy to speak to
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affable
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(v.) to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater
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aggrandize
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(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
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amorphous
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(n.) that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality
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aura
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(n.) illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited
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contraband
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(adj.) scholarly, learned, bookish, pedantic
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erudite
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(adj.) thin, light, delicate, insubstantial; (n.) a very thin, light cloth
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gossamer
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(v.) to find out by reasoning; to arrive at a conclusion on the basis of thought; to hint, suggest, imply
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infer
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(adj.) incapable of being understood; impossible to see through physically
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inscrutable
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(adj.) relating to, characteristif of, or situated on an island; narrow or isolated in outlook or experience
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insular
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(adj.) incapable of being changed or called back
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irrevocable
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(n.) a natural inclination or predilection toward
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propensity
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(adj.) peevish, complaining, fretful
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querulous
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(v.) to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to
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remonstrate
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(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
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repudiate
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(adj.) able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly
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resilient
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(v.) to re-echo, resound; to reflect or bo reflected repeatedly
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reverberate
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(adj.) coarsely abusive, vulgar or low (especially in language), foul-mouthed
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scurrilous
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(adj.) persistent, showing industry and determination
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sedulous
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(adj.) think or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable
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sleazy
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