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85 Cards in this Set
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spasmodic
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hapening in short violent bursts
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abominable
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disgusting
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restive
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impatient
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imprecations
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curses
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belabored
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beaten with words
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gyrated
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whirled around
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projectile
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hurling forward
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lamentation
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expression of grief
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allusions
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casual references
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perturbation
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the state of being disturbed
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wafted
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sent gently through the air
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podigious
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enormous
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paroxysm
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sudden convulsion or outburst
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obdurate
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unbending
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throe
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sudden sharp pain or contraction
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deflections
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bendings or variations
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sinuous
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bending or winding
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malediction
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a curse
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pathos
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spectacle that arouses pity
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profuse
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abundant
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contrivance
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a machine
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interminable
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unending
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blanched
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turned pale
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smitten
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stricken powerfully
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remonstance
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protest
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gesticulating
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gesturing
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visages
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faces
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phosphorescent
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shining after exposure to light
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ethereal
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heavenly
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debauch
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orgy
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peremptory
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commanding
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disconcerted
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upset
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deprecating
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apologetic
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lugubrious
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exaggeratedly sad or mournful
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prostrate
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make humble
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fracas
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a loud disturbance
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obliterated
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wiped out
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denunciation
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criticism
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interposition
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something placed between two other things
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affront
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an insult
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lucid
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clear
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effaced
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wiped out
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impregnable
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inconqurable
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dexterously
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skillfully
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wrangling
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fighting noisily
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formidable
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difficult to overcome
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altercation
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noisy argument
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vivacious
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lively
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flouted
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scoffed at
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dinned
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repeated insistently
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commiseration
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sympathy
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felicitating
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congratulating
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pilfer
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steal
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vociferous
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characterized by a loud voice
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lowering
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dark, threatending
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extricated
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disentangled
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ponderous
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heavy and clumsy
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perambulating
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walking around
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accosted
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approached and addressed
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girted
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surrounded
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covertly
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stealthily
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declamation
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emotional speech
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aligned
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lined up
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reconnoitering
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exploring an area for info about an emeny
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crescendo
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getting louder
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facetious
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lightly joking
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feign
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pretend
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careering
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rushing at great speed
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querulous
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complaining
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orbs
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eyes
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jaded
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exhausted
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redoubtable
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causing fear
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sagacious
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having sound judgement
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derision
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the act of laughing at
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conciliate
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to win the friendship of
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trepidation
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fear
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perfunctory
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done without are or interest
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specter
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ghost
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agape
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wide open
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yokel
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characteristic of a person living in a rural area
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reiterated
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repeated
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semblance
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appearance
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lashing
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whipping
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jouncing
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jolting
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plaintively
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mournfully
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