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31 Cards in this Set
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executor |
a person who executes, carries out, or performs some duty, job, assignment, artistic work, etc. |
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tremendous |
extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity. |
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seething |
to surge or foam as if boiling. |
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foreshadow |
to show or indicate beforehand; prefigure |
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recompense |
to repay; remunerate; reward, as for service, aid, etc |
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feign |
to imitate deceptively |
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compulsion |
Psychology. a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will. |
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prop |
a person or thing serving as a support or stay |
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legatee |
a person to whom a legacy is bequeathed. |
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congeal |
to make or become fixed, as ideas, sentiments, or principles: |
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demeanor |
facial appearance; mien |
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amends |
reparation or compensation for a loss, damage, or injury of any kind; recompense. |
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hearty |
warm-hearten; affectionate; cordial; jovial |
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repute |
estimation in the view of others |
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slipshod |
careless, untidy, or slovenly |
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aside |
on or to one side; to or at a short distance apart; away from some position or direction: |
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misanthropic |
of, relating to, or characteristic of a misanthrope |
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caustic |
capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue |
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ubiquitous |
existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent |
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giddy |
affected with vertigo; dizzy |
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extravagance |
excessive or unnecessary expenditure or outlay of money |
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expend |
to use up |
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blithe |
joyous, merry, or happy in disposition; glad; cheerful |
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scene |
the place where some action or event occurs: |
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unhallowed |
the place where some action or event occurs: |
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ominous |
portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious: |
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jovial |
endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship: |
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exulted |
to show or feel a lively or triumphant joy; rejoice exceedingly; be highly elated or jubilant: |
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Garrett |
a male given name. |
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laden |
burdened; loaded down. |
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monologue |
a prolonged talk or discourse by a single speaker, especially one dominating or monopolizing a conversation. |
