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20 Cards in this Set
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Debris (n)
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the remains of anything broken down or destroyed
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Recumbent (adj)
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inactive
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Bindle (n)
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a bundle usually for possessions carried by a hobo
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Morosely (adj)
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gloomily or sullenly
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Resignedly (adj)
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submissive or agreeable
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Drone (v)
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to make dull or low
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Lumber (v)
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to walk slowly
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Pantomime (n)
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a technique of conveying emotions, actions, or feelings by gestures without speech
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Contemplated (v)
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to consider thoughtfully
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Imperiously (adv)
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aggressively, in a comanding way
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Apprehensive (adj)
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uneasy of fearful about something that might happen
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Skeptically (adj)
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marked by or given to doubt
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Complacent (adj)
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pleased or pleasant; lack of concern
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Mollify (v)
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to soften in feeling or temper
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Pugnacious (adj)
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inclined to quarrel or fight readily
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Disengage (v)
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to release from attachment or connection
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Plaintively (adj)
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expressing sorrow; mournful
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Brusque (adj)
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abrupt in manner; rough
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Derogatory (adj)
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tending to lessen the reputation of a person or thing
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Ominously (adj)
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portending evil or harm, threatening
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