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15 Cards in this Set
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careful; heedful; attentive to all points
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circumspect
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a gentle breeze
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zephyr
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one who deserts one side in favor of another; traitor; outlaw
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renegade
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something justly deserved, especially a punishment
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retribution
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to move or to fling swiftly and with great force
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hurtle
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a person or thing which causes great trouble or misfortune
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scourge
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biting; stingingly sharp or sarcastic
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caustic
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not fond of talking; usually silent
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taciturn
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one who believes that the existence of God can neither be proved nor disproved
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agnostic
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brief and to the point
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terse
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weird; strange; so keen or acute as to seem bizarre
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uncanny
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a departure, especially of a large grup
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exodus
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remorseful
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penitent
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to clear of suspicion or accusations
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vindicate
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good-humored ridicule or teasing
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raillery
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