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20 Cards in this Set
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commence
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to start
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providence
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the foreseeing care and guidance of God or nature over the creatures of the earth
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careened
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to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion
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pensive
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dreamy or wistful; thoughtfulness marked by sadness
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cavorting
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to prance about; to behave in high-spirits
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histrionic
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overly dramatic; deliberately emotional
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rapscallion
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a rascal; rogue; scamp
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temperance
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moderation or self-restraint in action; abstinence from alcohol
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impudent
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rude or brazen
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singular
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unusual or strange; extraordinary, remarkable
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daunting
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intimidating
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feral
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savage, wild, untamed
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abhore
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to hate, loathe
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destitute
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impoverished
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abject
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the most miserable or contemptible kind
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domicile
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a residence, a home
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derelict
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run-down, abandoned
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defunct
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– no longer used or exisiting
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requisition
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a demand for goods, often by authority
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renovate
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to restore, return to original state
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