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30 Cards in this Set
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a place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion
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bedlam
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prejudiced belief in the superiority of one's group
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chauvinism
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exceedingly harsh, cruel, rigorous
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draconian
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requiring unusual size, power or difficulty
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herculean
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rigid military discipline
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martinet
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weakly and excessively tearful; sentimental
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maudlin
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to capture and charm; enthrall
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mesmerize
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an outline of something that appears dark against a light background, especially a human profile filled with a solid color
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silhouette
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extremely loud
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stentorian
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having great stature or enormous strength, huge, colossal
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titanic
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existing or occurring at the same time; accompanying; attendant
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concomitant
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an indefinitely long period of time; an age; an eternity
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eon
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still in existence; not destroyed, lost or extinct
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extant
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a gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; break
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hiatus
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to make used to something undesirable, especially by prolonged subjection; accustom; harden
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inure
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incapable of being changed, undone, or retracted; irreversable
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irrevocable
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a span of 1000 years
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millennium
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the quality, state, or condition of being everlasting; time without end; eternity
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perpetuity
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of,pertaining to, or typical of the earliest time or condition; primitive; original
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pristine
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the state or quality of passing into and out of existence; impermanence
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transience
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to feel or express strong disapproval of
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deplore
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beyond comfort, hopelessly sad
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disconsolate
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agitated with anxiety; worried
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distraught
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calm and peaceful; tranquil
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halcyon
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weeping or inclined to weep; tearful
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lachrymose
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being quick and changeable in character, fickle
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mercurial
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to take great pleasure or delight in
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revel
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a long angry or violent speech, usually denouncing or criticizing someone or something; diatribe
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tirade
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an emotional shock that has lasting effect
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trauma
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to irritate or annoy; bother
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vex
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