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20 Cards in this Set
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constantly, continually
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incessantly (adv)
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causing sadness
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disconsolate (adj)
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disturbance
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vexation (n)
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very poor person
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pauper (n)
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intense, excessive admiration
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adulation (n)
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hardships, lack of things needed for happy life
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privations (n)
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much too high a price
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exorbitant (adj)
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made possible,
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precluded (v)
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freedom from punishment
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impunity (n)
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terrified/horrified
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aghast (adj)
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punishment
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retribution (n)
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destruction
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immolation (n)
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expert, knowledge
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connoisseurship (n)
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take advantage of
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impose (v)
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to shrink back
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recoiling (v)
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mixture of things
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motley (adj)
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stubborn
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obstinate (adj)
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series
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succession (n)
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randomly, indiscrimminatory
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promiscuously (adv)
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chained
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fettered (v)
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