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32 Cards in this Set
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Clandestinely - adv
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done with secrecy and concealment, especially for deception
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subterfuge - n
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an artifice used to evade or secape a consequence
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presumptuous - adj
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warrantedly or impertinently bold; readiness to presume
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exonerate - v
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to free from guilt or blame; to releive of a duty or task
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vindicate - v
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to justify, to clear from blame; to exact revenge
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cursory - adj
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done quickly without care of details
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artifice - n
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a cleaver trick or strategum
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maladroit - adj
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lacking in adroitness, unskillful, awkward
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obstreperous - adj
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resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner
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temerity - n
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reckless boldness, rashness
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affable - adj
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showing warmth and friendliness, benign, pleasent
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countermand - n/v
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to revoke or cancel a command or order, to recall or stop a contrary order
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impel - v
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to drive or cause to move onward, propel, impart motion to
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trammel - n
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a hindrance or impediment to free action, a restraint
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exhume - v
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to dig up something buried out of the earth; to revive or restore from neglect
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hedge - v
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to mitigate a possible loss by counterbalancing
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skulduggery - n
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dishonorable proceedings, mean dishonesty or trickery
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Indemnity - n
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protection or security against damage or loss, or compensation for damage or loss sustained
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imprudent - adj
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not prudent, lacking discretion, incautious, rash
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inter - v
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to bury
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officious - adj
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overly obliging
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effusive - adj
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lacking reserve, overly demonstrative
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demonstrative - adj
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characterized by or given to open exhibition or expression of one's emotions, attitudes, thoughts, ext.
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reentrant - adj
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having an inward pointing angle
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rake - n
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a dissolute or profligate person, especially a man who is licentious
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dissolute - adj
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indifferent to moral restraints, given to immoral or improper conduct, licentious, dissipated
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licentious - adj
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sexually unrestrained, lascivious, libertine, lewd
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enmity - n
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the state or feeling of being actively opposed or hostile to someone or something
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pariah - n
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an outcast
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sallow - adj
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of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown color
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dour - adj
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relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance
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supple - adj
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bending and moving easily and gracefully, flexible
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