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30 Cards in this Set
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Juncture
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the line or point at which two bodies are joined
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Debris
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scattered remains of something broken or destroyed
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recumbent
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lying down
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morose
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gloomy
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brusque
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abrupt
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contemplate
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to consider carefully; to ponder
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elaborate
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rich in detail
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mimic
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to copy or imitate
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anguish
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agonizing physical or mental pain
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stake
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an amount of money or land or profit
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scourge
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a means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment.
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mollify
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to calm in temper or feeling
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pugnacious
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combative in nature
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ominous
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menacing; threatening
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derogatory
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tending to detract or diminish
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apprehensive
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fearful about the future
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complacent
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self-satisfied and unconcerned eager to please
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derision
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ridicule
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receptive
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ready or willing to receive favorably
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euchre
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a card game
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magazine
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a clip in the gun that holds ammo to be fired.
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sarcastic
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expressing or marked by sarcasm
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smoke
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to preserve meat by exposing it to smoke
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reprehensible
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blameworthy
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bemuse
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confuze
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bleat
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BAAAAAAA. the characteristic cry of a goat or sheep
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cower
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to cringe in fear
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scowl
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to wrinkle or contract the brow as an expression of anger or disapproval
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vicious
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having the nature of vice; evil, immoral, depraved; spiteful
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Abrupt
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Brusque
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