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52 Cards in this Set
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ravenously
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Extremely hungry; famished; voracious:
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disconsolately
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without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy; inconsolable:
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remonstrance
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the act of pleading in protest, objection, or disapproval
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imprecation
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the act of invoking or to call down as upon a person.
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penitent
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feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repetanr; contrite:
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presentiment
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a feeling or impression that something is about to happen, especially something evil; foreboding
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abhorrence
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a feeling of extreme repugnance or aversion; utter loathing; abomination:
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apparition
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anxiety
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apprehension
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anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil
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disdainfully
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full of or showing disdain; scornful
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exonerate
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to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate:
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contemptible
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worthy or deserving of despise or scorn
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placid
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pleasantly calm or peaceful; unruffled; tranquil; serenely quiet or undisturbed:
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mortifying
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to humiliate or shame, as by injury to one's pride or self confidence
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discomfited
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to co.fuse and deject; disconcert:
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coercion
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force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force
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reticence
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the state of being reticent, or reserved, especially with regard to speaking freely; restraint
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patronize
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to behave in an offensively condescending manner
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propriety
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conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners
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condescend
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to put aside ones dignity or superiority voluntarily and assume equality with one regard as inferior
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ostentatious
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characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others
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malignant
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disposed to cause harm, suffering, or distress deliberately; feeling or showing ill will or hatred
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lament
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to mourn
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acquiesce
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to give consent or comply passively
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pernicious
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destructive in character
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composure
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calmness or self possession
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extort
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to get something using threats
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perverse
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directed away from what us right or good
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pervade
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to spread throughout
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averse
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imposed or reluctant
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solvency
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the ability to meet financial obligations
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repugnance
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state or feeling of extreme dislike or aversion
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expatriate
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to banish a person from his or her native country
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extenuate
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to excuse by minimizing the seriousness
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animosity
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ill will or resentment
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commiseration
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a feeling of sorrow or sympathy
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forbearance
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tolerance or patience
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obdurate
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stubbornness
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molestation
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act of accosting with a sinister intent
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persevere
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to remain constant to a purpose
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forfeiture
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a loss
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vestige
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a trace or sign of something left behind
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avarice
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greed
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an'
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if
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anon!
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soon! right away! coming!
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beseech
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beg
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hie
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hurry up
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marryl
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mild oath
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save
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except
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wherefore
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why
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would I (or) would it
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I wish
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stealth
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secret
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