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72 Cards in this Set
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ancestral
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serving as a forerunner; prototype
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felicity
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state of bliss
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congenial
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agreeable
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atrocious
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extremely bad
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querulous
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complaining or fretting
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riotous
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noisy and/or violent behavior
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bulbous
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large, round deformed
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impertinence
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rude behavior
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conspicuous
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obvious to the eye
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interminable
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having or seeming to have no end
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flamboyant
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strikingly bold or brilliant; showy
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inexplicable
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incapable of being explained
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subdued
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a person or sound that is usually silent
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escutcheon
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shield of arms
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candid
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frank, outspoken
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taciturn
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inclined to silence
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rheumatic
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affected with a disease that makes the muscles and joints painful
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anatomical
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detailed analysis
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dissipated
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scatter, vanish, disperse
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tremulous
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shaking, timid, nervous
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cavorting
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to bound or prance sprightly
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sprocket
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toothed wheel
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quivered
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shake slightly
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apocalyptic
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presaging imminent danger or total world destruction
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piqued
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offended, and so resentful
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forbore
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prevented oneself from doing something; refrained from
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aggrieved
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caused grief or injury; wronged
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disreputable
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not respectable; having or deserving a bad reputation
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destitute
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lacking the basic necessities of life; poverty-stricken
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commiserate
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sympathize (with); show sorrow for
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august
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impressive; majestic
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impeded
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blocked; obstructed
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cessation
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halt; stopping
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digence
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poverty
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avatar
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sign; outward manifestation of an unseen force
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disconcert
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embarrassment; confusion
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foreboding
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a feeling that something bad will happen
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monotonously
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in a dull, unvarying way
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venerable
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worthy of respect because of age or character
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anguish
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extreme suffering, as from grief or pain
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stark
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bare; harsh
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clenching
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closing or holding tightly
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presumptuous
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overstepping appropriate bounds; too bold
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bewilderment
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confusion
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accomplices
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people who help others commit a crime
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reciprocity
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relations of exchange; interdependence
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inexorably
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without the possibility of being delayed or stopped
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oratory
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act of public speaking; strategies characteristic of such speaking
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pallor
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lack of color; paleness
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ebony
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black
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millennial
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1,000 years
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slumbering
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sleeping
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lamentations
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act of crying out; wailing
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strains
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musical sounds; melodies
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wither
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dry up; shrivel from lack of moisture
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implore
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plead; ask for earnestly
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countenance
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face; the look of a person’s face showing his or her nature or feelings
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urishes
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grows vigorously; thrives
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circuit
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act of going around something
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untrimmed
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stripped of ornaments or beautiful features
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instinct
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an inborn pattern of behavior, opposed to a learned skill
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customarily
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usually; by habit or tradition
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distinct
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clearly different; separate
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tactile
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related to sense of touch
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haphazardly
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in an unplanned or a disorganized way
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configuration
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arrangement of parts; pattern
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derived
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reached by reasoning
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impervious
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not affected by
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cajoling
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coaxing with flattery
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poignant
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emotionally moving; piercing
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dilapidated
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shabby; broken down
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enthralls
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captivates; fascinates
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