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58 Cards in this Set
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recoiling
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moving backward in horror
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exorbitiant
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much too high in price or amount
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obstinate
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stubborn
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incessantly
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constantly, continually
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intravenously
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directly into a vein
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impunity
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freedom from punishment
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frivolous
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silly, not as serious as the occasion requires
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connisuership
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expert knowledge
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discern
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see, detect by looking carefully
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recounted
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described in detail, narrated
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depreciate
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belittle, lowetr the value of
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impose
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take advantage of
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endeavored
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tried
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paradox
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something that has or seems to have contradictory qualities
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instigates
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gives rise to, provokes or urges onto
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disposition
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personality or temperment
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scrutiny
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close inspection
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fretful
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irritable and discontented
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coveted
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longed-for
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resilient
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elastic, able to recover quickly
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succession
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series
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disconsolate
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very unhappy
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oppressive
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heavy, hard to endure
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scruples
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feelings of doubt or guilt about a suggested action
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solicitously
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in a concerned manner
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remit
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here, give back payment
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indolently
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lazily
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annihilate
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destory, wipe out
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marauders
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people who raom in search of loot
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garish
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too bright
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palpable
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easy felt or touched
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teeming
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swarming, overflowiong
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undulate
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move in waves
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placid
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calm, untroubled
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sullen
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gloomy
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deplorable
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regrettable, very bad
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opiate
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anything that tends to soothe or calm someone. a medicine containing opium or related drug
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imprudent
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unwise
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privations
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hardships, lak of the things needed for a happy, healthy life
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primevil
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primitive, of the earliest times
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langour
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weakness, weariness
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acquiesced
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accepted, completed with
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precluded
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made impossible in advance, prevented
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immolation
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distruction
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subliminal
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below the level of conciousness
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pauper
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very poor person
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apprehensive
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fearful
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expendable
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worth sacrificing to gain objective
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retribution
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punishment
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succour
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help given to someone in distress, relief
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disarming
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removing or lessoning suspicions or fears
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furtively
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stealthily, as if to avoid being seen or heard
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imperative
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extremely important, urgent
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precariously
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unsteadily, in a unstable manner
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revoke
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cancel, with draw
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precipitous
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very steep
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deft
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skillful in a quiet, sure and easy way
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amenities
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comforts and conviences
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