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27 Cards in this Set
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stolid
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having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; impassive
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waft
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something, such as an odor, carried through the air
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babble
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to talk on and on about something
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refract
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to deflect (like light) from a straight path
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marionette
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a puppet manipulated by strings from above
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imperceptibly
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very impossible or difficult to comprehend or imagine
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mausoleum
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a large stately tomb
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tallow
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animal fat to make candles, etc.
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pulverize
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to pound or crush into dust
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melancholy
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sadness or depression
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sludge
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semisolid material such as mud
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earnestly
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completely full of sincere intent
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cataract
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opacity of the lens of the eye
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olfactory
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relating to the sense of smell
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proboscis
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a long flexible snout or trunk
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blotch
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discoloration of the skin
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rasping
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like a grating sound
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multi-faceted
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many sided
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ballistics
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study of the dynamics of projectiles
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transcription
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process of copying things down
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erect
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to raise up
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proclivity
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a natural tendency or inclination
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flurry
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a sudden outburst or commotion
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odious
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arousing strong dislike
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musty
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stale or moldy odor or feeling
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condemnation
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the act of putting down or looking down upon something
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ravenous
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extremely hungry; voracious
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