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15 Cards in this Set
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entreat
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to ask for earnestly
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harrow
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to inflict great distress
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emulate
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to strive to equal or excel
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esteem
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to regard with respect
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portend
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to serve as an omen, to predict
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harbinger
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foreshadows what is to come; forerunner
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discretion
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the faculty to discern what is right, fitting, or advisable
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auspicious
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attended by favorable circumstances
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dirge
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mournful music
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dolorous
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exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain
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filial
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relating to the relationship between child and parent
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obsequious
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brown noser
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impious
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not having or exhibiting reverence
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retrograde
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moving or tending backward; reverting; having a direction opposite to...
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jocund
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jolly
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