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38 Cards in this Set
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frenzied |
wildly excited |
madness |
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makeshift |
a temporary substitute |
temporary |
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indignity |
an injury to a person's dignity |
outrage |
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monologues |
a form of dramatic entertainment |
lecture |
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slurring |
to pass over lightly or without due mention |
slight, gloss |
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maverick |
a lone dissenter, rebellious |
extremist |
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chagrin |
a feeling marked by disappointment or humiliation |
annoyance |
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invigorating |
to fill with life and energy |
energize |
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daunting |
to overcome with fear, intimidate |
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bemoaned |
to express distress or grief over |
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muted |
of low intensity and reduced volume |
softened |
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nestled |
to lie close and snug |
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columns |
a rigid pillar |
upright support |
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miniature |
a representation or image of something on a small or reduced scale |
mini |
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afterthought |
a second thought or reconsideration |
a comment or reply |
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ensuing |
to follow in order, come afterward |
arise |
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protracted |
to draw out or lengthen in time |
continue |
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soliloquies |
an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to them-self |
speaking alone to oneself |
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frailty |
having delicate health, weak |
moral weakness |
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futility |
uselessness, incapable of any result |
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nonchalantly |
indifferent, or unexcited |
calm, collected |
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averting |
to turn away or aside |
avoid |
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incessant |
continuing without interruption |
ceaseless |
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factions |
a group or clique within a larger group |
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gaunt |
extremely thin and bony, haggard and drawn |
lean, spare |
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infused |
to introduce as if by pouring, instill |
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melancholic |
disposed to or affected with depression, gloomy |
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wallow |
to roll about or lie in water for refreshment, to live |
flounder |
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pragmatic |
of or relating to a practical point of consideration |
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vendors |
a person or agency that sells |
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rutted |
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of vehicles |
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gnarled |
twisted, bent, cry, growl |
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tandoor |
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal |
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affable |
pleasantly easy to approach and talk to |
friendly |
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presumptuous |
bold, forward, do something without right or permission |
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haven |
a harbor or port, any shelter or safety |
sanctuary |
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grotesque |
odd or unnatural in shape, absurd |
bizzare |
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proverbial |
commonly referred as something characteristic or peculiarity |
accepted |
