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25 Cards in this Set
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abject
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of the most miserable kind, wretched
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aery
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the nest of an eagle or other predatory bird
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affinity
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a natural, personal attraction
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arboreal
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pertaining to or resembling a tree
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bereft
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left without hope, especially as a result of death
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buttress
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a structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement
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caprice
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an impulsive change of mind
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clarion
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shrill and clear
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coquettish
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flirtatious
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deleterious
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injurious, harmful
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derisive
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mocking, scoffing
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despondency
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depression of spirits from loss of hope
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disparate
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entirely dissimilar; completely distinct or different from
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erudite
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deeply learned
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heathenism
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the state of those who do not acknowledge the God of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; the state of those who are irreligious, uncivilized or unenlightened
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onerousness
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troublesomeness or burdensomeness
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penury
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extreme poverty
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pragmatic
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practical, dealing with facts
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prescient
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possessing knowledge beforehand
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pumice
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a porous, lightweight volcanic rock used in solid form as an abrasive and in powdered form as a polish and an abrasive
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sepulchre
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burial vault; tomb
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solicitous
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anxious and concerned; attentive
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stalwart
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having physical strength, sturdy
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stasis
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stagnation of a bodily fluid, especially blood
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distended
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bloated from internal pressure
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