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39 Cards in this Set
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Unsullied
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Adj; Pristine; unmarked; clean
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Cowlick
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Noun; A projecting tuft of hair on the head that will not lie flat.
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Malevolent
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Adj; Having or exhibiting ill will; malicious
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Domiciled
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Adj; a legal residence; home.
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Terrain
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Noun; An area of land; ground.
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Foray
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Noun; A sudden raid or military advance.
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Vexations
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Noun; Problem or annoyance
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Mortification
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Noun; Shame; humiliation
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Expound(ing)
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Verb; To give a detailed statement; explain.
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Fraught
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Adj; Filled with a specified element; charged
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Disapprobation
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Noun; Moral disapproval; condemnation.
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Abominable
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Adj; Hideous
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Aloof
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Adj; Distant or reserved in manner or social relations.
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Ramshackle
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Adj; Poorly constructed
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Collards
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Noun; A variety of kale, Brassica oleracea acephala, grown in the southern U.S., having a rosette of green leaves.
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Desolate
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Adj; Barren or laid waste/ void of inhabitants
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Perplexity
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Noun; A tangled, involved, or confused condition or situation.
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Cordial
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Adj; courteous and gracious; friendly; warm, sincere, heartfelt
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Analogous
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Adj; In comparison to/ comparing in certain aspects
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Foliage
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Noun; The leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.
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Guff
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Noun; Empty or foolish talk; nonsense./ insolent talk or ideas/ back talk
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Palliation
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Adj; A relief or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate
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Devoid
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Adj; Not possessing, completely lacking
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Escapade
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Noun; A reckless adventure or wild prank
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Inflection
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Noun; alteration in tone of voice
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Tranquil
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Adj; Free from commotion or tumult; peaceful; quiet; calm
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Bade
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Verb; A simple past tense of bid/ utter greeting
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Entailment
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Noun; legal: lien on someone's property/ sue
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Aggregation
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Noun; A group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons, etc.
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Dispel
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Verb; To drive off in various directions; to do away with
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Haughty
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Adj; Disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious
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Chifforobe/ Chiffarobe
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Noun; A piece of furniture having both drawers and space for hanging clothes
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Expunge
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Verb; To strike or blot out; erase; obliterate
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Credibility
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Noun; The quality of being believable or worthy of trust.
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Furtive
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Adj; Taken, done, used, etc., surreptitiously or by stealth; sly; sneaky; secret
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Spurious
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Adj; Not genuine, authentic, or true
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Reprimand
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Verb; To reprove or rebuke severely, especially in a formal way; scold
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Flounder(ing)
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Verb; To struggle with stumbling or plunging movements; move around clumsily (thrash about)
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Fliver
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Noun; car
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