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20 Cards in this Set
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Affable
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(adj) friendly and easy to talk to
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Aggrandize
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(v) to increase the effects or strength of something
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Amorphous
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(adj) having no definite shape or features
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Aura
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(n) a quality or feeling that seems to surround or come from a person or a place
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Contraband
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(n) goods that are brought into a country illegally, especially to avoid tax (adj) illegal
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Erudite
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(adj) showing a lot of knowledge based on careful study
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Gossamer
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(adj) light or delicate (n) a very light thin material
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Infer
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(v) to form an opinion that something is probably true because of information that you have
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Inscrutable
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(adj) someone who shows no emotion or reaction in the expression on their face so that it is impossible to know what they are feeling or thinking
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Insular
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(adj) interested in your own group, country, way of life etc and no others - used to show disapproval
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Irrevocable
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(adj) a decision, action etc. cannot be changed or stopped
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Propensity
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(n) a natural tendency to behave in a particular way
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Querulous
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(adj) someone who complains about things in an annoying way
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Remonstrate
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(v) to tell someone that you strongly disapprove of something they have said or done
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Repudiate
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(v) to refuse to accept or continue with something
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Resilient
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(adj) able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event
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Reverberate
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(v) heard many times as it is sent back from different surfaces
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Scurrilous
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(adj) remarks, articles etc. containing damaging and untrue statements about someone
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Sedulous
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(adj) working very hard in a determined way without stopping
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Sleazy
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(adj) dirty, cheap, or in bad condition
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