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18 Cards in this Set
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sprawling |
to be stretched or stretched out in an unnatural or ungraceful manner |
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bickering |
to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle |
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wallow |
to live self-indulgently; luxuriate; revel |
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zeal |
fervor for a person, cause or object; eager, desire, or endeavor; enthusiastic diligence; ardor |
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indignantly |
feeling, characterized by; or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base |
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meticulous |
taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough |
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fortify |
to protect or strengthen against attack; surround or provide with defensive military works |
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tyranny |
arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power, despotic abuse of authority |
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unabashed |
not ashamed, disconcerted, or apologetic, boldly certain of ones position |
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loathe |
to feel disgust or intense aversion for; abhor |
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reserved |
formal or self-restrained in manner and relationship; avoiding familiarity or intimacy with others |
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gingerly |
with great care or caution; wearily |
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appalled |
to fill or overcome with horror; consternation or fear; dismay |
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fatalist |
the acceptance of all things and events as inevitable; submission to fate |
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conspicuous |
easily seen or noticed |
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mercurial |
changeable, volatile, fickle, flighty, erratic |
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ostentatiously |
an attempt to impress others |
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capitulation |
an agreement containing the terms of surrender |
