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26 Cards in this Set
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Impervious |
Unable to be affected by |
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Offals |
Parts of butchered animals considered inedible for humans |
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Disconsolate |
Without consolation or comfort; unhappy |
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Asylum |
A place of protection and shelter |
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Purloin(ed) |
To take dishonesty; to steal |
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Venerable |
Accorded a great deal of respect because of age, wisdom or character |
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Conjecture |
To have an opinion on something with incomplete information |
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Despondence |
Feelings of discouragement, sadness and loss of hope |
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Purport |
The meaning or substance of something |
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Scior |
A descendant of a notable family |
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Immured |
To enclose or confine someone against their will |
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Noisome |
Unpleasant |
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Deprecate |
Express disapproval of |
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Sagacity |
The quality of having good judgment |
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Irresolute |
Showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain |
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Gesticulations |
Dramatic gestures to emphasize one's words |
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Succour |
Assistance or support in times of hardship and distress |
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Imprecate |
To utter a curse or invoke evil on something or someone |
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Sanguinary |
Involving or causing much bloodshed |
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Precipitate |
Causing something to happen suddenly or unexpectedly |
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Feint |
A deceptive or distracting movement |
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Siroc |
A hot oppressive and often dusty wind |
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Sedulous |
Showing dedication and diligence |
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Indolence |
Avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness |
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Promontory |
A raised mass of land, declined abruptly from only one side |
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Verdant |
Green with grass or other rich vegetation |
