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53 Cards in this Set
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sultry
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adj
hot/humid |
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dilenating
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adj
clearly shown in words |
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infuriate
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verb
to make angry |
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cynical
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adj
doubting sincerity |
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coroner
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noun
public officer who determines the cause of death |
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bereavement
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noun
mourning for a loss |
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fatuous
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adj
stupid or foolish |
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eloquent
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adj
vivid, forceful, and fluid in speech |
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indignation
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noun
righteous anger |
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transients
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noun
vagabonds |
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calisthenics
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noun
lightgymnastics promoting health and grace |
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egress
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noun
place to exit |
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tributary
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noun
source that feeds a body of water |
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jubliant
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adj
manifesting great joy |
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desolate
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adj
lonely and solitary |
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affinity
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noun
an inclination to do something |
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anachronistic
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adj
full of chronological error |
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indelible
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adj
unforgettable; cannot be erased |
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phantasmal
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adj
unreal or illusive |
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ramshackle
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adj
rickety |
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destitute
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adj
lacking resources |
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unalloyed
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adj
pure |
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pseudonym
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noun
a fictitious name; alias |
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filigree
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noun
ornamental work of gold, silber, or copper |
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halogen
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noun
any of the five elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine |
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cyanide
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noun
a poisonous chemical |
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aerial
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adj
of relation to , or occuring int he atmosphere or air |
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labyrinthine
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adj
of relating to, or resembling a place constructed of or full of intrivate passageways and blind alleys |
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carapace
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noun
upper shell of a turtle |
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scrawled
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verb
to write or draw hastily |
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gaunt
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adj
think and bony |
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imperceptibly
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adverb
not easily pervieced |
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recumbent
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adj
lying down |
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blubbering
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verb
weeping like a child |
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volatile
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adj
difficult to capture or hold permanently; changeable |
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meringue
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noun
egg white beaten with sugar until stiff |
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cantankerous
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adj
bad tempered; quarelsome |
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compel
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verb
to drive/force |
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conscience
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noun
the sense of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one's own conduct, intentions, or character together with a feeling of obligation to do right or be good |
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feeble
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adj
weak |
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harbor
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verb
to give shelter or refuge |
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irk
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verb
to annoy, bother |
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perplexed
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adj
puzzled; confused |
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tranquil
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adj
calm, peaceful |
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sterotype
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noun
a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment |
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caricature
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noun
exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
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verdict
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noun
the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial |
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antagonize
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verb
to provoke the hostility of |
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contradict
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verb
to assert the contrary/opposite |
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convict
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verb
to prove guilty |
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reluctantly
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adverb
with hesitation |
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sullen
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adj
dismal, gloomy |
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testimony
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noun
an open acknowledgement |