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25 Cards in this Set
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badinage
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humorous banter or ridicule
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beatific
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serenely happy, blissful
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bemoam
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weep, lament, express sorrow for
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carp
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find fault with, take exception to
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choleric
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hot-tempered, angry, wrathfl
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despondent
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dejected, losing hope, losing heart
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dirge
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a song of mourning, sung at a funeral
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disconsolation
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unhappy, forlorn, unable to be omforted
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disgruntled
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discontented, in a bad mood or bad humor
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doleful
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ssorrowful, mournful, discontent
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droll
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amusing, especially in an odd or surprising way
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felicitous
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very happy
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funereal
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gloomy, dismal, appropriate to a funeral
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incensed
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angry, enraged, exasperated
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jocular
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speaking or acting in jest or merriment, jokingly
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lachrymose
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tearful, sad, mournful
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lamentation
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bewailing, mourning, regret
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lugurious
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mournful, doleful, dismal
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peevish
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irritable, fretful, spiteful
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peckish
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irritable, touhy, often from hunger
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querulous
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full of complaints
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risible
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laughable, humorous
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sanguine
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cheerful, optimistic
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surly
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bad-tempered, unfriendly
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woebegone
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overwhelmed with grief, distress and sorrow
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