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40 Cards in this Set
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premonitory
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forewarning
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timbre
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combination of qualities of a sound
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venerable
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respect-worthy (age, dignity, character, position)
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haughty
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condescendingly proud
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abide
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put up with, tolerate, withstand
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rancor
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bitter, long-lasting resentment
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impropriety
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being improper
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capitulated
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to give up all resistance, acquiesce
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placid
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calm or quiet, satisfied, complacent
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prostrate
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lie flat with face down, submission/adoration, reduce to extreme weakness, overcome
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replete
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abundantly supplied
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quotidian
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commonplace
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peregrinations
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travel through or over, traverse
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atavistic
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return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior, after several generations of absence
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itinerant
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traveling from place to place
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patina
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a superficial layer
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desuetude
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a state of disuse or inactivity
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reticent
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restrained or reserved in style
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agog
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full of excitement or interest, eager, keen
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surly
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grumpy, sullen
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accord
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agree with
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facile
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done too easily
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diaphonous
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which is so thin you can see through it
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erudition
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learning/knowledge
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repudiate
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to reject, refuse to accept
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hermetic
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sealed, air-tight
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mire
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muddy place, mud
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ephemeral
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which disappears quickly, does not last long
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churlish
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rudely
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confer
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to discuss, to award
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troglodyte
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person who lives in a cave
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repudiate
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to reject, to refuse to accept
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climacteric
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critical point in life, when changes take place in your body
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tremulous
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shaking, quivering
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intransigence
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firmness, being obstinate
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pathos
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quality in something that makes you feel pity
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episcopal
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referring to bishops
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rarefied
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(air) which is not very dense
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ersatz
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artificial, imitated
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fortuitous
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happening by chance or accident
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