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24 Cards in this Set
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languor (n)
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lack of physical or mental energy
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tantalizing (v)
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to excite or taunt someone by exposing something desirable
(comes from tantalize) |
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plaintively (adj)
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expressing sorrow
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flounce (v)
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to move with exaggerated motions
OR to show displeasure or impatience |
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contrite (adj)
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feeling or expressing remorse
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flay (v)
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to strip off the skin or outer covering of
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assail (v)
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to attack vigorously or violently
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retentive (adj)
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tending to retain something
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ardent (adj)
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having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling
ex: ardent love |
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premediated (v)
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established beforehand
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callous (adj)
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anger, annoyance, hate, resent
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injunction (n)
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rules, commands or directions
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agitated (adj)
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annoyed or aggravated
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tacit (adj)
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unspoken
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paralysis (adj)
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inability to move
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mulatto (adj)
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mixed race individual
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elicit (v)
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to provoke/bring forth
*dont confuse with illicit-illegal/immoral |
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somber (adj)
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dark, gloomy
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futile (adj)
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pointless, little to no hope
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docile (adj)
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more passive, obedient, or meek
more easily managed, taught or handled |
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qualms (n)
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regret, shame, guilty feeling
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palatial (adj)
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huge, elegant like a palace
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militantly (adv)
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strongly opposed to something
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invectives (n)
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insults, curses, obscenity
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