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35 Cards in this Set
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Easeless
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Endless, going on and on
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Dank
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Unpleasantly moist or wet, damp
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Plaintively
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Expressing sorrow, mournfully
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Avarice
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Desire for wealth, greed
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Indigent
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A poor or needy person
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Suppliant
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Humble, bending, modest
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Estuary
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The mouth/lower course of a river
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Poultice
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A moist mass of cloth and other things, medical remedy
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Undulating
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Wavelike motion
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Obscured
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Not clear, vague
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Deftly
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Skillful, clever
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Writhed
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Twist/bend in pain or discomfort
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Incandescence
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Being bright/glowing
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Semblance
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Likeness, trace of, appearance
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Lucent/Lucence
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Shining
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Disparagement
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Belittlement, to cast in a bad light
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Benediction
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The form of blessing, good wishes
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Subjugation
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To make submissive, to get put down
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Clamored
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A loud outcry
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Countenanced
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Composed, calm faced
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Vigor
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Strength, force, enthusiasm
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Solemn
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Serious, not cheery
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Entranced
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To be filled with wonder, delight
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Edifice
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A building
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Keening
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A wailing outcry (for the dead)
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Forestalled
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To prevent or hinder in advance
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Leprosy
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A specific disease: chronic/infectious that affects the nervous system, skin, etc.
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Monotonously
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Lacking in variety
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Resinous
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Resin- a sticky organic substance
The "-ous" implies it is something like resin |
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Goading
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To drive or urge
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Monolithic
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Massive (Stone)
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Undertone
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Underlying quality or element
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Petulant
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Impatient, irritated
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Germane
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Relevant
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Malignant
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Dangerous, harmful
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