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20 Cards in this Set
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Felicity
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happiness, bliss
Euphoria, delight |
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egress
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an exit, a means of going out
Passage |
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penuary
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extreme poverty
Destitution |
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gothic
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Of the middle ages, of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, anddesolate style of fiction
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Cadaverous
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of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin
gastly |
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hovel
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a wretched living place; an open shed
shack, shanty |
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flux
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a state of continual change or movement.
Fluctuation, instability |
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daunt
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to make afraid, to discourage
intimidate; dishearten |
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gird
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to prepare for an event/ action
brace |
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elite
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the choice members or best of a group.
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allude
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to hint at, to refer to indirectly
suggest, imply |
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desist
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to stop- discontinue
cease, end |
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feign
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to pretend
simulate, fake |
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imbibe
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to drink (alcohol)
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effrontery
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Shameless boldness
impudence, nerve, audacity |
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chafe
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To wear of irritate, often through rubbing or friction
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glean
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To collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor.
Garner |
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Educe
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To draw or bring out
Elicit |
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Beget
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T produce; to make happen
Generate |
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Despot
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dictator w/ absolute power
Tyrant |
