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20 Cards in this Set
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DOLEFUL
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causing grief or affliction [sad]
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CONSTERNATION
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amazement or dismay
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PRODIGIOUS
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a lot of something
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ASSENT
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to agree with something, especially after thoughtful consideration
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LUCRATIVE
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producing wealth
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ELOQUENT
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well-expressed, fluent
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ENTREAT
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to make an earnest request
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VEX
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to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to
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CALAMITY
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a disastrous event
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SAGACIOUS
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keen in sense perception
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ELONGATE
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to extend the length of
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INSINUATE
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to introduce (as oneself) by stealthy, smooth, or artful means
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INTELLIGIBLE
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able to be understood
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COMMISERATE
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to feel or express sympathy (empathy?)
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ELICIT
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to draw forth or bring out
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INCLEMENT
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severe in temper or action
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STOLID
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having or expressing little or no sensibility
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ALACRITY
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promptness in response, cheerful readiness
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PESTILENCE
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an influence that is hard to get rid of [a plague]
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MITIGATE
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to cause to become less harsh or hostile
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