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28 Cards in this Set
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nostalgia
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longing for the past
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culpable
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blameworthy, responsible for wrong
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renounce
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to give up, especially by announcement
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listless
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without energy
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sullenly
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sluggishly
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verandah
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roofed balcony. indoor porch
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reproach
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disgrace, scold, blame
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ineluctable
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unavoidable, inevitable
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hindrance
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something that gets in the way
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rampart
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protection or defense
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resurgent
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rising or tending to rise again
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forthright
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direct, straightforward
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contempt
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state of being despised
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deteriorate
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lower or impure in quality or value
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expedient
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self interest, selfish, quick, efficient
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indisposition
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minor sickness
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cogently
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reasonably, convincingly
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complicity
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associated or involved in crime
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flagging
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drooping, weakening
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succored
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assisted in time of need
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beseech
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request earnestly
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indignation
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anger from something unjust
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reverie
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daydream, dreamy thought
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circulars
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printed advertisement, notice
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unscrupulous
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lacking a conscious, lacking a sense of what is right
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prestige
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high status
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wrest
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to obtain by force (wrestle)
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jubilant
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triumphant, joyful
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