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18 Cards in this Set
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Revels
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noun
an occasion of merrymaking or noisy festivity |
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Apt
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Adjective
Prone, Inclined, disposed |
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Aspersions
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Noun
An unfavorable or damaging remark; slander |
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Clamorous
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Adjective
Marked by loud outcry. |
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Disconcerted
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Adj.
Upset, thrown into confusion |
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Disconsolate
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Adj.
hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable |
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Languish
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verb
To be or become weak or feeble |
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Melancholy
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noun
a gloomy state of mind, esp. when habitual or prolonged; depression |
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melodramatic
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adjective-
exaggerated and emotional or sentimental; sensational or sensationalized; overdramatic. |
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Portend
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verb
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow |
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Rapier wit
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a sharp sense of intelligence. noun
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Sagacious
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adjective
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense |
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Slovenly
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adjective
untidy or unclean in appearance or habits |
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Sot
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noun
Drunkard |
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Stead
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noun
The place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute |
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Stripling
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noun
a youth |
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Swain
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noun
a male admirer or lover |
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Vociferously
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adverb
Noisily |
