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15 Cards in this Set
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garret
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an attic, usually a small, wretched one
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dimunitive
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small; little; tiny
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consumption
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an infectious disease that harms the tissue around the lungs
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magnanimous
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generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness
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fastidious
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excessively particular, critical, or demanding
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bravado
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a pretentious, swaggering display of courage
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tribulation
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grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering
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tremulous
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timid; timorous; fearful
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titular
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existing or being such in title only; nominal
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presentiment
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a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding
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condescending
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showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority
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trifle
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a matter, affair, or circumstance of little importance or significance
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emaciate
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to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh
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hypochondria
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preoccupation with one's health, usually focusing on some particular symptom
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prevaricate
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to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie
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