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20 Cards in this Set
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adversary
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a force that opposes or attacks; opponent
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abased
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To lower in rank, prestige, or esteem
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spurious
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not genuine, authentic, or true; counterfeit; bastard
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despondency
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depression of spirits from loss of hope
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rankled
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bitter feeling festering in the mind
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elocution
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manner of speaking aloud
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subordinate
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placed at a lower rank
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approbation
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approval
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suppliants
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asking humbly and earnestly
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interment
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act of burying
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wan
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pallid, lacking color
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untenable
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incapable of being defended
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uncouth
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akward, clumsy, unmannerly
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pretext
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put forward to conceal a true purpose
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insolent
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boldly rude or disrespectful
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superciliously
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arrogant
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ingrate
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an ungrateful person
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expatriated
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to banish from a country
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placable
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forgiving
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aberration
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the act of departing from the usual course
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