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73 Cards in this Set
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Foreboding
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A dark sense of impending evil; premonition
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Ardent
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expressing ro characterized by warmth of passion, emotion or desire
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Effusions
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The act of an instance of effusing; expressing great emotion outwardly
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Assailed
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To attack with or as if with violent blows; assault
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Inexorable
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Not capable of being persuaded by entreaty
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Hitherto
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Until this time
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Solicitude
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The state of quality of being concerned
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Conciliate
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To overcome the distrust or badness of; placate
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Paroxysm
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A sudden outburst of emotion
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Ardently
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With passion
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Harrowing
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Extremely distressing
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Indefatigable
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Incapable of being fatigued
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Disconsolate
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Beyond conclusion
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Ardor
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Great warmth; as of emotion or desire
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Filial
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of, pertaining to, or befitting a son or daughter
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Predilection
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A partially or disposition in favor of something
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Repine
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To be disconnected or low in spirits
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Aver
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To declare in a positive manner
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Caprice
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An impulsive change of one's mind
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Progeny
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A result of creative effort; product
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Respite
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A usually short period of rest of relief
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Repose
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Calmness; tranquillity
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Imbue
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To saturate, with stain or dye
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Chimera
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A creation of the imagination
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Precept
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A rule or principal imposing a particular standard of action or conduct
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Physiognomy
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Estimating character be certain outward characteristics, such as the face
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Pertinacity
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The quality of state of holding firmly or tenaciously to a purpose, belief, or opinion
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Palpitated
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To beat rapidly and strongly
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Vacillate
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To swing indecisively from one course of action or opinion to another
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Encomium
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Warm of glowing praise
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Perambulation
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A walk, a stroll, or a roam through or about
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Indelible
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Incapable of being removed, erased, or washed away; permanent
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Amiable
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Having a pleasant disposition
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Besiege
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To surround with armed forces
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Lassitude
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A state of feeling tired; weariness
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Chamounix
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Valley in East France, North of Mount Blanc; resort area of the French Alps
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Precipices
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A vertical, or overhanging rock faces or steep cliffs
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Imperial
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Outstanding in size or quality
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Odious
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Exciting hatred or repugnance
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Hovel
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A small shed for sheltering animals or storing supplies
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Tapers
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Waxed candles
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Viands
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Articles of food
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Gait
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A manner of walking or moving on foot; a sequence of foot movements by which a horse of dog moves forward
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Conjecture
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To infer from inconclusive evidence; guess
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Flagrant
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Conspicuously offensive
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Meed
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A fitting return or recompense
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Deprecate
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To express disapproval of
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Sagacity
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The quality of being in possession of sound judgement and keen perception
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Imprecate
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To invoke evil upon
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Precipitous
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Very steep, perpendicular, or overhanging in rise or fall
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Epithets
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A characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
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Sanguinary
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Attended be bloodshed
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Treble
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The highest voice part in harmonic music
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Dilatory
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Characterized by procrastination
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Aversion
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The act of turning away
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Precipice
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A hazardous situation; broadly
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Ennui
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A feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction
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Remonstrate
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To say or plead in protest, reproof, or opposition
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Tumult
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Disorderly agitation or milling about a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices
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Insuperable
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incapable of being surmounted, overcome, passed over, or solved
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Besought
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To beg for urgently or anxiously
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Assize
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An action to be decided by such an inquest, the writ for instituting it, or the verdict or finding rendered by the jury
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Vexations
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A cause of trouble
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Inquietude
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Disturbed state
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Imperious
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Befitting or characteristic of one of eminent rank
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Paradisiacal
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of, relation to, or resembling paradise
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Obstinate
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Perversely adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion
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Acme
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The highest point or stage
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Adjuration
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A solemn oath
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Protraction
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Drawing to scale of an area of land
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Despondency
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The state of being despondent or extremely sad
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Opprobrium
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Something that brings disgrace
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Contumely
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Harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt
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