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12 Cards in this Set
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marveled
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to be filled with wonder or astonishment
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soliloquy
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an act of speaking one's thoughts aloud when by oneself or regardless of any hearers, especially by a character in a play
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scoffed
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speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way
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vapid |
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging. |
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cadence |
a sequence of notes or chords comprising the close of a musical phrase |
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deadpan
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deliberately impassive or expressionless |
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lament |
a passionate expression of grief or sorrow; to mourn
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serpentine |
of or like a serpent or snake
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demurely |
(of a woman or her behavior) reserved, modest, and shy
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cacophony |
a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds
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distinctly |
in a way that is readily distinguishable by the senses; clearly.
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aneurysm |
an excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery wall.
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