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20 Cards in this Set
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Derision
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(n) an object of ridicule
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Receptive
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(adj) able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.
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Scuttled
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(v) to run with quick, hasty steps; scurry
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Subdue
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(v) to overpower by superior force; overcome
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Raptly
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(adj) deeply engrossed or absorbed
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Subside
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(v) to sink to a lower level
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Reprehensible
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(adj) deserving of censure; blameworthy
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Bemused
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(v) to bewilder, confuse, or puzzle
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Welled
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(v) to rise to the surface, ready to flow
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Wryly
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(adv) ironic or dry in humor
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Accumulated
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(v) to gather or collect
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Aloof
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(adv) distant or reserved in manner or social relation
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Meager
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(adj) defficient in quiality or quantity; lacking fullness or richness
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Fawning
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(v) to exhibit affection or attempt to please
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Disarming
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(adj) removing hostility, suspicion, as by being charming
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Sullenly
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(adj) showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve
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Contemptuously
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(adj) showing or expressing contempt, disdain; scourn
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Averted
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(v) to turn away for avoidance
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Appraised
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(v) to consider in a comprehensive way
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Crestfallen
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(adj) dejected, dispirited, depressed, discouraged
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