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58 Cards in this Set
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dilapidated
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(adj) reduced or fallen to partial ruin or neglect
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endued
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(v) to put on, assume, to clothe in
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orifice
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(n) a mouthlike opening or hole
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splayed (splay)
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(v) to form w/ an oblique angle, to make slanting
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liable
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(adj) subject to, susceptible to
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beholden
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(adj) obligated, indebted
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to coddle
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(v) to treat tenderly, nurse or tend to indulgently
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to flout
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(v) to mock, treat with scorn
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spindling (spindly)
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(adj) long or tall, too slender
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naught
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(n) nothing
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victuals
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(n) food or provisions for humans
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portent
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(n) threatening significance (esp towards world or self)
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nihilist
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(n) total destructiveness
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dissociate
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(v) to sever the association of
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begrudge
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(v) to be reluctant to give/grant
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abject
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(adj) shameless, without pride/dignity
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censure
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(n) disapproval
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approbation
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(n) approval/sanction
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precursor
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(n) thing that precedes
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inert
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(adj) motionless, inactive
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inert
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(adj) motionless, inactive
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semblance
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(noun) the slightest trace
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cessation
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(noun) temporary stopping
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awry
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(adj) out of normal or correct position
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palpable
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(adj) so intense as to be almost touched or felt
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tranquil
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(adj) free from disturbance
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vindication
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(noun) a showing to be right/reasonable/justified
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impervious
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(adj) unable to be affected by
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caricature
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(n) picture that is exaggerated/grotesque representation of someone/some being
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fluctuant
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(adj) unstable
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retrograde
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(adj) directed or moving backward
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volitional
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(adj) using power of one's own will
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avert
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(v) to turn away one's eyes or attention
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soporific
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(adj) sleepy or drowsy (monotonous...)
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gait
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(n) the paces of an animal
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infer (uninferant)
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verb (adj) deduce from evidence/reasoning (un-deducing)
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entrails
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(n) literally: person or animal's intestines
figuratively: innermost parts of something |
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suffuse
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(v) gradually spread through or over
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abet
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(v) to support or encourage someone in a crime
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treachery
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(n) betrayal
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moil
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(v) move around in confusion
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spew
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(v) to expel forcefully
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plaintive
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(adj) sounding sad, complaining
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circumscribe
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(v) to mark a boundary around
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unabashed
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(adj) without shame or embarrassment
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resonant
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(adj) evocative/suggestive of emotions
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infinitesimal
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(adj) extremely small
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tribulation
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(n) cause of great trouble or suffering
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absolve
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(v) declare someone free from blame, guilt, or responsibility
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circumspection
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(n) caution, prudence
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sanctified
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(adj) free from sin, purified
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forlorn
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(adj) pitifully sad, abandoned/lonely
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gallant
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(adj) brave/heroic, chivalrous
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refrain
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(v) to stop oneself from doing something
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irrevocable
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(adj) not able to be changed, reversed; final
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sullen
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(adj) sulky, gloomy (slow moving?)
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recapitulate
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(v) repeat
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facade
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(n) face of a building
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