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20 Cards in this Set
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allay
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to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
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bestial
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beastlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence and sensibility
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convivial
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festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
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coterie
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a circle of acquaintances; a close knit, often exclusive, group of people with a common interest
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counterpart
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a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding ot another; a compolement
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demur
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to object or take exception to; an objection
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effrontery
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shameless boldness, impudence
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embellish
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to decorate, adorn, touch up; to imporve by adding details
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ephemeral
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lasting only a short itme, short-lived
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felicitous
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appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well being or good fortune, happy
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furtive
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done slyly or stealthily, sneaky,secret, shifty; stolen
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garish
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glaring; tastelessly showy or overdecorated ina vulgar or offensive way
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illusory
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misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
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indigent
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needy, impoverished
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inordinate
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far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
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jettison
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to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome
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misanthrope
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a person who hates or despises people
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pertinacious
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very persistent; hoklding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied
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picayune
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of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded
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rainment
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clothing, garmetns, apparel, atire
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