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20 Cards in this Set
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betrayal
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an act of disloyalty or treachery
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bravado
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a false show of courage or defiance
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compassion
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deep awareness of the suffering of another coupled with the wish to relieve it
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degradation
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a decline to a lower condition, with loss of dignity
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devastate
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to destroy or overwhelm
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discordant
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having a disagreeable or clashing sound; not in harmony
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fiasco
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a complete failure
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futile
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having no useful result, without effect
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impotent
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powerless, lacing strength or vigor
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impoverished
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poor
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indiginity
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a loss of dignity or honor, a source of such loss
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lament
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to express grief or deep regret
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poignantly
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in a profoundly moving manner
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prodigy
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a young person who is exceptionally talented or intelligent
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ream
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a unit used to measure quantities of paper, usually equal to 500 sheets; hence, a large amount of something
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reproach
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blame or criticism
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reverie
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a daydream
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squalor
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a filthy and wretched condition
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perverse
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stubbornly contrary, wrong, harmful
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stoicism
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indifference to pleasure or pain, not showing emotion
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