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30 Cards in this Set
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affluent
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wealthy
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alleviate
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lessen
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brevity
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shortness
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complacent
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smug
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connotation
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suggested meaning of a word
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embellish
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decoate or adorn
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epitome
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ideal example
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fiasco
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a complete or ridculous faliure
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gregarious
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sociable
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grimace
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a twisting of the face or features
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hemmorage
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heavy bleeding
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imbribe
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to take in
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incorrigible
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incapable of being reformed
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interference
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obstruction
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itnerant
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wandering
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meander
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to proceed on a indirect path
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nostalgic
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longing of the past
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novice
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beginner
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ostracize
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exile
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philistine
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lacking culture
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precocious
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exhibiting mature qualitites a an unusually young age
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psychopath
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mentally ill person
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reiterate
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to restate
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renegade
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a deserter
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speculate
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to ponder a subject
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stipend
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salary or allowance
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succulent
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juicy
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tinge
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tint
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trenchant
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sharply clear
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whimsical
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given to fancy notions
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