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30 Cards in this Set
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Tolerate |
Put up with somebody or something unpleasant |
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Shrivel |
Wither, as with loss of moisture |
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Providence |
Prudence and care exercised in the management of resources |
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Oracle |
A shrine wear a god or profit is consulted |
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Infernal |
Characteristic of or resembling hell |
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Speculate |
Reflect deeply on a subject |
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Vial |
A small bottle that contains a drug |
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Pivot |
Axis consisting of a shaft supporting something that turns |
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Careen |
Pitching dangerously to one side |
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Pensive |
Deeply or seriously thoughtful |
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Impair |
Make worse or less effective |
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Pommel |
To strike usually with the fist |
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Cavort |
To horse around |
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Histrionic |
Characteristic of acting or a stage performance |
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Contrite |
Feeling or expressing pain or sorrow |
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Sublime |
Of high moral or intellectual value |
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Soliloquy |
Speech you make to yourself |
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Pallet |
A hand tool with a flat blade for mixing and shaping clay |
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Dismal |
Causing dejection |
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Temperance |
The trait of avoiding excesses |
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Venture |
An undertaking with an uncertain outcome |
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Impudent |
Improperly forward or bold |
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Insurrection |
Organized opposition to authority |
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Tedious |
So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness |
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Realism |
The attribute of accepting the facts of life |
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Subversive |
In opposition to a civil authority or government |
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Satire |
Willy language used to convey insults or scorn |
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Irony |
The difference between what is expected and what occurs |
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Reconstruction |
Building something up again |
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Vernacular |
The everyday speech of the people |
