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20 Cards in this Set
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Incredulity
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doubt about the truth of something
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Tremulous
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Timid or fearful; timorous
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Inscrutable
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incapable of being investigated
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Prevaricate-
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to speak falsely or misleadingly
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Implacable
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not to be appeased
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Resonant
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resounding or echoing
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Eminent
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high in station, rank, or repute
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Tacit
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understood without being openly expressed
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Convivial
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friendly; agreeable
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Debauchery
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extreme indulgence in sensuality
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circuitous
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roundabout; not direct
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punctilious
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Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct
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castigate
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to criticize or reprimand severely
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florid
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reddish; ruddy; rosy
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Exacerbate
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to increase the severity
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Retribution
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Something justly deserved
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Mercenary
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one that serves merely for wages
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Compunction
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A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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Mercurial
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Having the characteristics of eloquence
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Deference
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respectful or courteous regard: in deference to his wishes
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