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47 Cards in this Set
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presentiment
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a feeling that something bad will occur
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lethargic
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drowsy, without energy
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vicariously
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experiencing something by imagined participation in another's experience
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disdainfully
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scornfully
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aberration
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mental derangement
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dexterously
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with skillful use of the hands
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melancholy
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sad or gloomy
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unscrupulous
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without principles
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superciliously
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haughtily
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audacious
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brave, without fear
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imprecations
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curses
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felicitous
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suitable to the occasion
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plaintively
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sadly
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condescend
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lower oneself to another's level
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alluded
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referred to indirectly
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corroborated
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confirmed
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extract
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draw out
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latent
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hidden
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alleviated
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lessened, relieved
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languor
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weakness, sluggishness
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perplexity
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state of being confused
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discomfiture
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unease, confusion
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cupidity
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greed
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disparity
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condition of inequality
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chronic
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constant
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pacific
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peaceful
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sundry
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various, several
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dubiously
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uncertainly, doubtfully
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feign
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pretend
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haggard
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worn
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averse
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opposed to
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tremulous
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shaking, unsteady
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obdurate
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stubborn, unbending
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irresolute
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unsure, indecisive
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tumult
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great noise of disturbance
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indelible
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cannot be erased
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assiduity
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hard work and perseverance
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avarice
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greed
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incongruity
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quality of being out of place
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truculent
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savage, cruel
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extricate
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free or disentangle
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vivacity
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liveliness
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abhorrence
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hatred and disgust
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querulous
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complaining
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proffered
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offered
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diffidence
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shyness, uncertainty
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consternation
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great fear or shock that confuses or bewilders
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