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16 Cards in this Set
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Vicarious
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Performed, exercised, received, or suffered through another
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Woe
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Grievous distress, wretchedness, melancholy
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Primeval
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Of or relating to earliest ages
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Din
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A loud confused noise or continued tumultuous sound
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Malinger
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To pretend illness to avoid work
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Grievous(ly)
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Causing grief or great sorrow; oppressive or suffering
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Daunt(ed)
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To overcome with fear or intimidate; to dishearten
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Preeminent(ly)
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Superior or distinguished
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Prostrate
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To cast one's face down onto the ground from humility, to overthrow or lay flat
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Articulate
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Capable of speech; clear words and distinct syllables; made clear
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Travail
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Burdensome work; toil; pain or anguish from mental/physical hardship
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Insidious
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Intended to entrap; stealthily treacherous; seemingly harmless but grave
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Bedlam
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A scene or state of wild uproar or confusion
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Precipitate
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To hasten the occurrence of; to cast, plunge, or send; fling or hurl down
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Rend
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To tear apart, split, or divide; to separate into parts with force
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Celerity
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Swiftness or speed
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