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25 Cards in this Set
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domestic |
adj relating to the running of a home or family relations |
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embedded |
adj fixed firmly and deeply in the surroundings
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improbable |
adj not likely to happen or to be true |
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incendiary |
adj designed to cause fire or agitate greatly |
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interred |
adj buried, entombed |
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mongrel |
adj no definable type or breed; generic
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muffled |
adj quiet, muted; sound that is covered up |
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opulent |
adj rich, luxurious |
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profound |
adj intense,deep, lasting |
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quaint |
adj old-fashioned, pleasant |
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tenuous |
adj unsure |
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tremulous |
adj nervous |
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undetermined |
adj unknown |
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vexing |
adj difficult, puzzling
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suburb |
noun area outside a city
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notion |
noun something, a piece od something |
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bigotry |
noun prejudice; your own opinion
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ascendancy |
noun the raising to a position of dominant power or influence |
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psyche |
noun the human spirit |
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laud |
verb to praise someone or something; |
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lynch |
verb to pur to death by hanging without a trial; |
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bemoan |
verb to express grief; to lament |
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gild |
verb to cover thinnly, with gold or an excuse |
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coalesce |
verb to unite into one whole; work together peacefully,
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demean |
verb to belittle, to make fun of, |
