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15 Cards in this Set
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accost
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to approach and speak to in an aggressive way
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adulation
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excessive praise or flattery
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aloof
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distant; remote; standoffish
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anguish
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great physical or mental suffering; agony
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askew
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crooked; to one side
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careen
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to rush carelessly
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chaos
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great disorder or confusion
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contender
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a fighter
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desolation
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lonely grief; misery
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discord
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a harsh mixture of sounds; conflict
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disdain
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to refuse or reject scornfully
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doggedness
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persistence; stubborness
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droll
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amusingly odd or comical
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elude
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to escape, especially by means of daring, cleverness, or skill
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entreat
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to ask earnestly; beg
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