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161 Cards in this Set
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initiative
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taking charge; or the first of a series of actions
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asthma
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a respitory condition that causes trouble breathing
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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mundane
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ordinary; unexciting
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irony
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a gap between reality amd expectations
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condecending
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behavior intended to make people feel bad about not knowing something
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obstinant
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tenaciously unwilling to yeild; stubborn
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contempt
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lack of respect accompanied by an intense feeling if dislike
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appropriate
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suitable for a particular person or place or condition
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domestic
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of or relating to the home
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candid
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openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness
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profound
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situated at or extened to great depth
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vapid
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lacking significance or livelyness or spirit or zest
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pathetic
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inspiring or deserving contempt, scorn, or pity
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tithe
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pay a tenth of one's income, especially to the church
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duplicity
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contradictory of doubleness of thought, speech, or action
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ostentatious
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marked by or fond of pretentious display
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placate
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to soothe or appese especially by concessions
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insipid
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lacking qualities that interest, stimulate, or challange; dull, flat
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anonymous
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of unknown authorship or origin
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stoic
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not affected by or showing passion or feeling
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philanthropy
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an act or gift done or made for humanitarian purposes
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haughtily
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blatantly and disdainfully proud
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futile
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serving no useful purpose; completely ineffective
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ingenious
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having or showing an unusual aptitude for discovering, inventing, contriving
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resignation
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a formal notification of quitting
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frugal
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characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources
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obscure
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not clearly seen or easily distinguished
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atone
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to make amends; to correct
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contrite
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guiltu and regretful; penitent
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cryptic
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hidden; mysterious; secret
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disdain
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contempt
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dissemble
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conceal; disguise
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exploited
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used selfishly or unfairly
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fiat
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arbitrary order, decree
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imperitive
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mandatory; a command
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implacable
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relentless; can't be pacified
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infidel
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nonbeliever
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latent
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hidden potential
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bulwark
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defense; protection
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naïve
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lacking sophisticatiob or worldliness
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nullify
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cancel; invalidate
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placidly
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calmly, peacefully
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impudent
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disrespectful
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ruse
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a trick
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solace
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consolidation; comfort
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vicarious
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experiancing through others
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nostalgia
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homesickness for a place or time
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spontaneous
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happening without apparent cause
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calousness
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hard-hearted; lack of sensitivity
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morose
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gloomy; melancholy
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retaliate
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payback; revenge
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volatile
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violently changeable
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delusion
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irrational reality or argument
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resignation
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give up; comply
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mein
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apperance
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expound
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explain
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lacerating
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cutting; rend
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languid
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weak
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sodden
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soaked
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treacherous
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disloyal; unfaithful
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desecrating
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violation
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malice
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ill-will
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conjectures
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guess; theory
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disengaged
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detached
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sauntered
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strolled
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incredulous
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skeptical
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jurisdiction
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area of control
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cowed
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bullied
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prominance
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widely known
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eulogy
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speech for the dead
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sullen
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sulky
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submission
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giving in
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baiting
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taunting; teasing
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prostating
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throw, lay on the ground, submit
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pugnaciously
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belligerant; conbative
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insinuations
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to implu deceptivly
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usurper
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take possession; someone who takes possession
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refracted
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bended
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gallently
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bravely; nobly
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temporized
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draw out; extended time
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excruciatingly
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intensly painful
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broached
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brought up for discussion
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endurable
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long-lasting; able to tolerate for a long time
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languished
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wasted away; weakenes
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gapped
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held open as if yawning
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dwindled
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becoming gradually smaller
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hypocrites
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people who say things but do the opposite
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trasients
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travelers without permanent homes
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fend
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resist; push away; shield
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predecessor
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an ancestor; forbearer
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phosphorecent
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emission of light without burning
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subtle
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delicate; precise
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sacrilege
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blasphemous; sinful
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inevitable
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certain to happen; unavoidable
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fracas
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noisy disturbancd; quarral
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stolid
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calm; dependable
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sultry
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hot and humid
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velocity
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rate of change in the position of an object
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oblique
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neither parallel or straight; slanting
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perserverance
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steadfast; persistent
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compellment
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strong forces
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consolidated
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brought together; combined
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disgorged
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reject
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lustily
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heartily; enthusiastic
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supplication
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prayer; plea
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ferocity
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feirceness; passion
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delirium
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madness; hallucinate
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feind
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devil; monsted
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fetid
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revolting; smelly
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wanton
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deliberate; purposeful
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doggedly
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stubbornly
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exasperated
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annoyed; irritated; fed up
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furtively
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done secretly
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graft
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the illegal or unfair acquisition of money
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permeated
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spread throughout; diffused
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pretense
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false apparances or reasons
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proposition
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proposal or plan
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raucous
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harsh sounding
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rousing
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vigorous; intense
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stupor
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a daze; mental unawareness
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tyrant
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ruler who excersizes power in a harsh, cruel manner
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vain
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futile; failing to acheive desired result
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vengeance
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with violence or fury
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vindicated
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justified; proven right
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assimilationist
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advicate of blending in with the culture
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bastion
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strong; secure stronghold
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indignantly
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righteously angry
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quizzical
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puzzeled; confused
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raptly
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in a deeply engaged manner
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coquettishly
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in a manner benefitting a woman who flirts with men
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imploring
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begging; pleading
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plaintively
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sorrowfully
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eccentric
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conspiculously or grossly unconventional or unusual
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enrapture
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hold spellbound
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amiably
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good naturedly
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deplore
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despise; have utter disgust for
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melodrama
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sebsational dramatic peice eith exaggerated characters
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enunciating
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stating clearly and distinctly
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exubrerant
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high level of joy
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facetiousness
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joking or jesting, often inappropriate
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gall
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nerve; insolence
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rebuffs
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refuses
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strident
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loud , irritating, high pitched
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undaunted
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not discouraged
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flippancy
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casualness, without seriousness
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ornate
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loud, irritating, high pitched
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bourgeois
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a member of the middle class
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wroght
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shaped, made
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antipathy
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a deep seated feeling of dislike
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effaced
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to wipe out, eradicate
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reviled
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address or speak od abusivly
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lamentable
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regrettable; unfortunate
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propensity
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a natural inclination or tendancy
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insuperable
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incapable of being passed over
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benefactress
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woman who comforts a benefit
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artifice
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a clever trick
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artifice
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a clever trick
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stile
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a panaling of wood
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fastidious
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excessivly particular or critical
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cosmic
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huge; vast
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