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25 Cards in this Set
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Grizzled
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adj. greying
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Conspicuously
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adverb. obviously
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Mien
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noun. an expression
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Taciturn
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adj. reserved, quiet
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Gallantly
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adverb. bravely, courageously
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Assent
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verb. to agree with, to concur
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Innocuous
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adj. harmless
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Reticent
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adj. reserved, quiet
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Concession
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noun. a consideration made during a special circumstance
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Aggrieved
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adj. distressed, angry
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plaintive
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adj. sad
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forlorn
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adj. sad
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rheumatism
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noun. an uncomfortable condition affecting the muscles, joints, or bones
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querulous
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adj. difficult, irritable
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drone
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verb. to buzz, to murmur
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sardonically
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adverb. sarcastically
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reminiscent
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adj. reminding one of a particular time
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garrison
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noun. a military post
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beleaguered
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adj. stressed out, under pressure
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incarnation
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noun. the physical presence of something brought about somehow
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wraith
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noun. ghost of a dead person
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furrows
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noun. wrinkles
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tenuous
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adj. weak, questionable
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declivity
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noun. downward slope
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thronged
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verb, crowded into
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