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22 Cards in this Set
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Adieu : Interjection
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A term For Goodbye
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Bogus: adjective
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not genuine or true; fake
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Bondage: Noun
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Pure slavery, forced with no pay
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Defray: Verb
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Provide money to pay
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Doleful: Adjective
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Expressing sorrow; mournful
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Ghastly: Adjective
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Causing great horror or fear; frightful
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Hamper: Verb
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Hinder or Impede the movement or progress of
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Interim: Noun
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In or for the intervening period
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Inundate: verb
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Overwhelm with things or people to be dealt with
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Lucid: adjective
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Expressed clearly
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Momentous- Adjective
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Of great importance or significance
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Obstreperous- Adjective
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Noisy and difficult to control
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Pensive- Adjective
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engaged in, involving, or reflecting deep or serious thought
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Perilous- Adjective
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full of danger or risk
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Posthumous- Adjective
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Occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator
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Prim- Adjective
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Stiffly formal and respectable; feeling or showing disapproval of anything thought of as improper
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Sardonic- Adjective
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Grimly mocking
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Shoddy- Adjective
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Badly made or done
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Sprightly- Adjective
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Lively; full of energy
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Supplant- Verb
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Supersede and replace
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Tenacious- Adjective
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Not readily letting go of, giving up, or separated from an object one holds, position, or a principle
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Tirade- Noun
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A long, angry speech of criticism or accusation
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