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20 Cards in this Set
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to calm or pacify, set to rest; to lessen or relieve
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allay
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beatlike; beastly, brutal; subhuman in intelligence or sensibility
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beastial
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festive, sociable, having fun together, genial
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convivial
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a circle of acquantances; a close-knit, often exlusive, group of people
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coterie
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a person or thing closely resembling or corresponding to another; a complement
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counterpart
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to object or take exception to; or an objection
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demur
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shamelessness, boldness, impudence
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effrontery
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to decorate, adorn, touch up, to improve by adding details
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embellish
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lasting only a short time, short-lived
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ephemeral
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appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy
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felicitous
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done slyly or stealthily, sneaky, secret, shifty; stolen
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furtive
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glaring, tastelessly showly or overdecorated in a vulgar or offensive way
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garnish
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misleading, deceptive, lacking in or not based on reality
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illusory
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needy, impoverished
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indigent
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far too great, exceeding reasonable limits, excessive
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inordinate
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to cast overboard, get rid of as unnecesssary
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jettison
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a person who hates or despises people
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misanthrope
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very persistent, holding firmly, to a course of action or a set of beliefs
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pertinacious
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of little value or importance, measly, small-minded
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picayune
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clothing, garments
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raiment
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