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15 Cards in this Set
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impotent
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powerless; lacking strength
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without the gun, he felt impotent
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antithesis
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an exact opposite; an opposite extreme
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love is the antithesis of hate.
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maelstrom
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whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind
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his emotions were like a maelstrom, and he couldn't decide what course to follow.
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emendation
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a correction
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the last edition of the book contains many emendations
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chargin
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embarrassment; a complete lost of courage
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Joanne had never felt such chagrin as when she fell into the mud puddle in front of her fiance's family
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bauble
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a showy but useless thing
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John had to find some kind of bauble to give Mary for Christmas
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diaphanous
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very sheer and light
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the diaphanous gown was beautiful, but Gloria wasn't sure she had the nerve to wear it
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labyrinth
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a complicated network of winding passages; a maze
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the mice were made to run through a labyrinth in order to reach their food
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gloat
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to look at or think about with great satisfaction
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the track team floated over their latest victory
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impediment
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a barrier; obstruction
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the supervisor wouldn't be an impediment to her advancement
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bestial
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Savage; brutal
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he took a bestial delight in tormenting the captive slaves
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effete
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worn out, barren
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although worn down by age and a life of hard work, the man was far from effete
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shard
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a fragment
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the doctor pulled a shard of glass from the girl's arm
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bland
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mild; tasteless; dull
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his bland manner had a calming effect on the children
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nihilism
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a total rejection of established laws
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nihilism rejects established laws and order, but it offers nothing in their place.
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