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21 Cards in this Set
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Wizened
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shriveled or wrinkled with age
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Timbre
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the character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity
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Zygote
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a diploid cell resulting from the fusion of two haploid gametes; a fertilized ovum
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Vivaciousness
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attractively lively and animated
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Quoit
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a ring of iron, rope, or rubber thrown in a game to encircle or land as near as possible to an upright peg
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Languid
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displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed
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Vagrants
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a person without a settled home or regular work who wanders from place to place and lives by begging
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Morosely
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sullen and ill-tempered
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Relapsed
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suffer deterioration after a period of improvement
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Lanky
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ungracefully thin and tall
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Querulously
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complaining in a petulant or whining manner
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Derelicts
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in a very poor condition as a result of disuse and neglect
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Accouterments
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additional items of dress or equipment, or other items carried or worn by a person or used for a particular activity
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Ostracism
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excluding someone from a society or group
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Feral
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in a wild state, esp. after escape from captivity or domestication
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Prosperous
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successful in material terms; flourishing financially
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Exhortation
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an address or communication emphatically urging someone to do something
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Tule
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a large bulrush that is abundant in marshy areas of California
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Flailing
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wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly
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Vehemence
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showing strong feeling; forceful, passionate, or intense
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Decorous
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in keeping with good taste and propriety; polite and restrained
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