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20 Cards in this Set
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morose
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sad, sullen
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odious
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invoking intense aversion or dislike
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opaque
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impenetrable by light, not reflecting light
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oscillation
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swinging back and forth
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penurious
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penny pinching, cheap, ungenerous
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pernicious
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extremely harmful, potentially fatal
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peruse
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examine with great care
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preen
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to dress up, groom with great care
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prodigious
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abundant in size, force or extent, extra ordinary
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putrefy
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to rot, decay, give off foul odor
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quaff
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drink heartily
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quiescence
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stillness, motionlessness
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redoubtable
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inspiring, worthy of honor
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squalid
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Extremely dirty and unpleasant, esp. as a result of poverty or neglect
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supplant
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to take place of
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torpid
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sluggish, dormant
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ubiquitous
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existing everywhere at the same time, wide spread
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urbane
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sophisticated, refined, elegant
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vilify
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to defame, characterize harshly
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viscous
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thick, sticky
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