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41 Cards in this Set
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Innate
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natural
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lament
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grief or sorrow
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lithe
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person's body) thin
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macabre
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disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury
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malevolent
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having or showing a wish to do evil to others
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mollified
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appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)
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municipality
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a city or town that has corporate status and local government.
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nebulous
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in the form of a cloud
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nonchalance
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relaxed
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obsequious
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bedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
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Pensive
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deep or serious thought
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Perilous
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full of danger or risk
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Peripheral
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of, relating to, or situated on the edge or periphery of something
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Permeate
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spread throughout (something
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Persistence
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firm or obstinate continuance in a course of action in spite of difficulty or opposition
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Perturb
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anxious
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Pestilence
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disease
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Placid
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not easily upset or excited
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Predilection
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Craving
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Profane
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relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical
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Quell
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put an end to
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Repast
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a meal
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Resilient
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able to get back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed
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Reverence
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deep respect for someone or something
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Rummage
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Search
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Scrounge
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seek to obtain
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Shrewd
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having or showing sharp powers of judgment
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Sojourn
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a temporary stay
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Squalid
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extremely dirty and unpleasant
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Succinct
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briefly and clearly expressed
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Suffrage
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the right to vote
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Synergy
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the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects
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Tactful
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sensitivity, shy
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Transient
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lasting only for a short time
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Taunt
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a remark made in order to anger someone
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Uncouth
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lacking good manners
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Undulate
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move with a smooth wavelike motion
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Unmitigated
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absolute
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Valises
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a small traveling bag or suitcase
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Vehement
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showing strong feeling
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Vengeance
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Punishment
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