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28 Cards in this Set
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adorn
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to decorate
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caste
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social classes, higharcy
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wit
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cleverness
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incessant
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never stops
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inestimable
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priceless, can't estimate the value
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chargin
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dismay or disapointment
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stupefied
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amazed, bewildered by something
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colleague
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a partner, worker, member
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humiliating
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embarrassing
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ecstacy
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extreme pleasure
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intoxicated
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drunk, not only by liquid, but by something in your scences
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homage
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to pay public respect or honor to somebody/something
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nocturnal
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active at night, sleeps during day
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Usurer
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people who lend money
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harass
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annoy, to bother
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odious
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hateful, offensive
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awry
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to go wrong, amiss
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affected
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to cause something to happen, to influence
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content
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satisfied
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dowry
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money, goods, or estate given by wife to husband at marriage
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finesse
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skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation
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supple
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characterized by ease in bending
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aristocracy
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high social class of rank
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frocks
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a gown or dress worn by a girl
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dismay
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to brake down the courage of something completely
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vestibule
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passage or hall
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harrow
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to disturb
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privation
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lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life
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