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20 Cards in this Set
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Dilatory
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tending or intended to cause delay
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Intimate
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an intimate friend or confidant
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Sanguine
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consisting of or relating to blood
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Grievous
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causing or characterized by severe pain
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Augment
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to make greater or more intense
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Heinous
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hatefully or shockingly evil
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Perplexity
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filled with uncertainty
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Conjecture
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a conclusion deduced by surmise or guesswork
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Copse
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a small group of trees
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Paddock
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an enclosed area used for pasturing or exercising animals
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Diligence
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persevering application; speed
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Afford
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to make available, give forth
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Felicity
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the quality or state of being happy
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Calico
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a plain white cotton fabric
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Muslin
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a plain-woven sheer to coarse cotton fabric weave
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Cambric
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a fine thin white linen fabric
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Prevailing
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to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority
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Accede
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to express approval or give consent
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Oppressively
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unreasonably burdensome or severe
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Nuptial
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of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony
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