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27 Cards in this Set
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Clamor |
A noisy outburst |
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Dispirtited |
Dejected, down, depressed |
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Flay |
To whip or lash |
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Retaliate |
To pay back in injury in kind |
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Stark |
Complete or utter |
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Frail |
Weak and delecate |
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Barren |
Lacking, not producing results |
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Defer |
Postpone, to put off |
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Integrity |
Being honest and having strong moral principles |
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Vain |
Excessively proud it concerned with one's own appearance, qualities, accomplishments, etc |
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Nostalgia |
Bittersweet. Longing for the past |
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Futile |
Having no useful result |
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Poigantly |
In a profoundly moving manner |
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Retribution |
Something given in repayment, usually punishment |
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Ostensibly |
Seemingly. |
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Stoicism |
A lack of visible emotion |
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Preverse |
Stubbornly contrary;wrong |
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Bravado |
A false show of courage |
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Impotent |
Powerless. Lacking strength |
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Exuberance |
Condition of unrestrained joy |
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Degradation |
Being brought to a lower level; humiliation |
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Squalor |
Filthy, shabby, as from poverty |
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Default |
To fail to keep a promise, especially a promise to repay a loan |
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Inextricably |
In a way impossible to untangle |
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Legitimate |
Justifiable, reasonable |
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Militancy |
The act of aggressively supporting a political or social cause |
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Momentous |
Of great importance |
