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17 Cards in this Set
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Repository
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noun
an abundant source or supply; storehouse |
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Scuttle
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verb
to run hurriedly with short quick steps |
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Surreptitious
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adj
kept secret esp. because it would not be approved of |
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Befuddled
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verb
baffled; perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements. |
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Muzziness
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noun
The quality of being hazy, blurred |
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Gibbet
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noun
A bit or morsel |
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Ochre
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adj
reddish or orangish-yellow |
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Implacability
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noun
Something relentless, unstoppable |
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Undulating
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adj
rising and falling in pitch |
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Implacably
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adj
not to be appeased, mollified or pacified; inexorable |
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Embolden
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verb
To make bold or bolder; hearten or encourage |
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Willowy
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adj
slender, graceful |
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Scuffling
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verb
moving in a hurried, confused, or awkward way, making a rustling or shuffling sound |
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Torrent
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noun
A violent tumultuous, or overwhelming flow |
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Stupor
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noun
Suspension or great diminution from sensibility |
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Proffer
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verb
To hold out something to someone for acceptance (to offer) |
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Remorse
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noun
deep and painful regret for wrongdoing |
