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55 Cards in this Set
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haggard
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adj; having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted expression
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lenient
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adj; agreeably tolerant
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flaunt
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verb; to display oneself conspicously in public
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laggard
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noun/adj;
n: a person or thing that lags adj: moving, developing or responding slowly |
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glibly
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adv; sounds good but has no substance
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deft
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adj; skillful, dexterous
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smugly
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adv; confident, having a sense of superiority
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protege
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noun; a person under the care of someone concerned for his/her welfare
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tentatively
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adv; unsurely, hesitantly
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skirmish
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noun/verb
n: a fight between small bodies of troops v: to engage in a skirmish (n) |
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epaulets
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noun; a shoulder ornamet, fringed stap worn on military uniforms
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munitions
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noun; amunitions, supplies to carry on an undertaking
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surfeited
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verb; to feed or supply in excess
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derided
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verb; to laugh in scorn or contempt
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gaudy
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adj; excessively showy in a cheap way
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canny
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adj; careful or cautious
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sullen
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adj; gloomy
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lucid
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adj; bright, easily understandable
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placate
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verb; to appease or pacify
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curt
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adj; breif or abrupt
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befuddled
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verb; to confuse with glib statements or arguments
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garroulous
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adj; excessively talkative
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indolent
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adj; idle or lazy
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maudlin
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adj; foolishly sentimental
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wistfully
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adv; longingly, yearningly
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ardent
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adj; passionate
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provincials
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noun; unsophisicated societies
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dilatory
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adj; tending to procrastinate
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ravenously
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adv; extremely hungry, famished
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lassitude
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noun; weariness from the body or mind
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qualm
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noun; uneasy feeling of concience
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florid
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adj; reddish, ruddy, rosy
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disconsolately
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adv; hopelessly unhappy
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punctilious
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adj; strict or exact
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dilapidated
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adj; fallen into partial ruin or decay
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naively
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adv; gulliable, simple
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machinations
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noun; the act of plotting
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posterity
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noun; future generations
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impertinent
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adj; rude
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obdurate
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adj; stubborn, unmoved by persuasion
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lamentably
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adv; unfourtunately, regrettably
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demeanor
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noun; behaviour, mannor
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indifferent
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adj; not caring, apathetic
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submission
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verb; acceptance of defeat
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sedition
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noun; rebellion
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parody
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noun; humouously making fun of something serious
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inundated
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adj; overwhelmed
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impartially
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adv; unbiased, fair
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misdemeanor
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noun; misdeed, misbehavior
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forlorn
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adj; lonely or sad
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respite
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noun; relief from something difficult
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discreetly
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adj; modestly unobtrusive
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prodigiously
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adj; extraordinary, impressive (in size)
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lascivious
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adj; sexually attractive
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impudent
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adj; rude, stepping over bounds
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