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15 Cards in this Set
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Imputed
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estimated to have a certain value
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Inordinate
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not within proper or reasonable limits
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Laudable
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commendable, worthy of praise
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Levity
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Lightness, not being heavy, floating on air
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Lugubrious
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ridiculously mournful or gloomy
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Machicolated
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a wall to which a ledge has been added for the purpose of dropping stones and oil on an attacker below. This ledge is called a “Machicolation”; to add “machicolations” is to “machicolate” a wall.
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Perturbation
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a state of annoyance or dismay
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Placid
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Calm, imperturbable, tranquil
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Portentous
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ominous, prodigious
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Listless
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lifeless, limp, lack of energy
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Prevaricated
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to lie
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Prodigious
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extraordinary, marvelous, epic, immense
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Propriety
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correct or appropriate behavior
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Recapitulate
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to say again, to summarize briefly
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Scant
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sparse, not plentiful
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