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15 Cards in this Set
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asperity
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(n) 1. sharpness of manner
2. uneveness |
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bane
baneful |
(n) A person who causes harm
(adj) Causing destruction or ruin |
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buffoon
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(n) a fool
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doleful
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(adj) causing grief
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extrovert
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(n) a person focused more on others rather than himself
extroverted (adj) |
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garish
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(adj) tastlessly glaring
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hierarchy
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(n) a system in which power is ranked from high to low
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imbue
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(v) to inspire
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instigate
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(v) to provoke
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penchant
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(n) a strong attraction
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rambunctios
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(adj) behaving in a wild manner
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repertoir
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(n) the list of pieces an actor or musician is ready to perform
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rudiment
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(n) 1. a basic principle
2. a beginning stage |
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undermine
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(v) 1. to weaken or ruin by degrees
2. to attack by secret means |
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unremitting
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(adj) not stopping or slowing down
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