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28 Cards in this Set
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dilate |
v. to expand |
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odious |
adj. hateful |
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progeny |
n. offspring |
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capacious |
adj. spacious, roomy |
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ardent |
adj. passionate, enthusiastic |
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emaciated |
adj. thin, wasted |
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wretched |
adj. miserable, unfortunate |
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paroxysm |
n. spasm, convulsion |
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harrowing |
adj. distressing, agonizing |
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oblivion |
n. state of being forgotten; complete annihilation or extinction |
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rankling |
adj. causing keen irritation or bitter resentment |
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penury |
n. extreme poverty |
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caprice |
n. a whim; a sudden, unpredictable change |
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cursory |
adj. hasty, superficial done without attention to detail |
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prognosticate |
v. to predict |
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countenance |
n. face, expression |
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indefatigable |
adj. tireless |
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physiognomy |
n. facial features with regard to revealing character |
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obliterate |
v. to destroy completely |
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fetter |
n. shackle, handcuff |
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immutable |
adj. unchanging; unchangable |
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vacillating |
adj. fluctuating, wavering |
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salubrious |
adj. healthful |
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carnage |
n. butchery, massacre, the slaughter of a great number of people |
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ignominious |
adj. disgraceful, discreditable, humiliating, contemptible |
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timorous |
adj. fearful, timid |
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obdurate |
adj. stubborn, unyielding unmoved by persuasion or pity |
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perdition |
n. damnation, complete ruin |
