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55 Cards in this Set
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evil;wicked
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pernicious
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future generations
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proterity
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to regard with respect
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esteem
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to narrate or discuss
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discourses
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bitterness
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rancor
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to attribute; credit
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impute
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a companion or partner
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consort
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moving or progressing very slowly
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tedious
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to request earnestly
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beseech
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to cover with water;swamp
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inundation
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a prayer
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orisons
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foreshadow;predict
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presage
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eased
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assuaged
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unclear
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nebulous
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favorable;fortunate
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auspicious
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determining
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ascertaining
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caused or committed
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perpetrated
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simple; unsophisticated; childlike
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ingenuous
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basics; fundamentals
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rudiments
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goodness; virtue
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rectitude
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an exclusive right; privilege
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prerogative
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act of improvement or learning
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edification
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brief; concise
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terse
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bitter; angry
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acrimonious
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ill-mannered; bold; rude
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impudent
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expressed without using words
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tacit
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secret; undercover; sly
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furtive
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rigid; inflexible
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adamant
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stolen
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purloined
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in a showy, gaudy way
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garishly
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awe-inspiring in excellence; strikingly impressive
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formidable
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large supply; abundance
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profusion
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in an extremely unpleasant or disgusting manner
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abominably
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passion; enthusiasm
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ardor
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commotion; uproar; confusion
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tumult
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scornful; contemptuous
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disdainful
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merrymaking; festivity
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revelry
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compensation; repayment
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restitution
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glared; stared angrily
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glowered
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trembling; shakin
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tremulous
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the language peculiar to a people, district, community, or class
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idiom
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do indicate beforehand; a warning of something to come
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foreshadow
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comparing to essentially unlike things
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metaphor
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comparing two unlike things using the words like or as
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simile
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exaggeration, but exaggeration in the service of truth
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hyperbole
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a development
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ramification
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to entice; tempt
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allure
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an earlier time
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archaic
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distressing situation
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plight
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sworn statement
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affidavit
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at an angle
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oblique
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evil leader
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demagogue
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careless; negligent
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lax
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multi-colored
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pied
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exhibit affection
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fawn
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