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18 Cards in this Set
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Trenchant |
Incisive; forceful |
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Appropriated |
took for one's own without permission |
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Spasmodic |
characteristic of a spasm; sudden, violent and temporary; frenzied |
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Pollards |
trees with their branches cut back to promote new growth |
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Vivaciously |
in a lively manner |
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Garret |
Attic |
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Exonerated |
declared blameless and free of guilt |
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Discomfited |
made (someone) to feel uneasy |
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Vexation |
an annoyance |
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Disconcerted |
frustrated; upset |
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Obtruded |
forced upon (someone) unwillingly |
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Magnanimous |
generous in overlooking an injury |
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Aversion |
an intense dislike |
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Incredulous |
showing doubt or disbelief |
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Hulks |
old, no longer seaworthy ships used as prisons |
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Imprecations |
curses |
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Contumaciously |
in a stubbornly disobedient way |
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Pilfering |
stealing |
