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31 Cards in this Set
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categorically
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absolutely; entirely
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censure
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to find fault with; condemn
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collaborate
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to help
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conciliatory
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wanting to make peace
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countenance
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look; expression
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demeanor
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bearing; facial expression
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deputation
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group acting as a unit
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devotee
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ardent or zealous follower
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incumbent
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imposed as a duty or obligation
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indignation
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resentment; anger
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inebriate
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a drunk
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infanticide
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practice of killing infants
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interment
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burial
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lamentation
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a vocal expression of sorrow
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licence
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freedom to act without restraint
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machination
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schemings
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malignity
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malice; intense ill will or hatred
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morose
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sullen; gloomy
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pervading
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spread throughout
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repose
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rest; peace
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retinue
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a train of attendants who follow a prince
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retribution
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payback, revenge
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skulking
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sneaking
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solicitor
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lawyer; person who acts as an agent for others
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stratagem
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a trick in war to deceive the enemy
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subsist
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to exist; hold
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subversive
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tending to overthrow or destroy
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superannuated
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obsolete; too old
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symptom
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a sign of trouble
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taciturn
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habitually silent
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treachery
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betrayal
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