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32 Cards in this Set
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pungent
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sharp and piercing to the mind; painful
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ignominy
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shame and dishonor
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fervently
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passionately
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antipathy
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strong dislike
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quailed
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drew back in fear
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retrospective
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looking back to the past
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turbid
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muddy
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indemnity
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exemption from penalties
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opprobrium
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disgrace or infamy attached to shameful conduct
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sanguine
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cheerful and confident
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interloper
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unwelcome intruder
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preternatural
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supernatural
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virulent
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full of hate
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duplicity
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deception
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penurious
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stingy
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perfidious
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characterized by a deliberate betrayal of trust; treacherous
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repugnance
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extreme dislike
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remonstrate
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to protest
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imputation
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charge of misconduct
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ameliorated
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become better; improved
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ostensible
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apparent
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soporific
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causing sleep
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dissipated
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showing the harmful effects of a self-indulgent way of life
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gregarious
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fond of the company of others; sociable
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hector
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to bully
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contumacy
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stubborn refusal to submit to authority
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sardonic
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scornful
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superciliousness
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haughtiness
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acumen
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keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a situation
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odious
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offensive; disgusting
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magnanimity
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generosity in overlooking injuries or insults
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propitiate
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to regain the good will of; appease
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