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18 Cards in this Set
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aggrieved
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adjective
troubled, worried, or disturbed |
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conspicuous
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adjective
easily seen or noticed |
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degenerate
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verb
to diminish in quality |
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detachment
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noun
the act or process of disconnecting or separating |
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obstinate
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adjective
not easily controlled or overcome |
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plaintive
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adjective
expressing sorrow or melancholy |
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reticent
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adjective
reluctant or restrained |
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tactiturn
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adjective
silent and stern in expression and manner |
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constraint
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noun
limitation or restriction |
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discomfiture
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noun
frustration or disappointment |
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indenture
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noun
any deed, written contract, or sealed agreement |
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obliterate
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verb
to remove or destroy all traces of |
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scintillating
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adjective
animated or vivacious |
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spectral
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adjective
ghostly or phantom |
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incessant
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adjective
continuing without interruption |
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pauper
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noun
a very poor person |
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stoic
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adjective
one who is seemingly indifferent or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain |
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squalid
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adjective
wretched, foul, or repulsive from lack of care or cleanliness |
