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25 Cards in this Set
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petulant
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unreasonably irritable or ill-tempered; peevish.
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deftly
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quickly & skillfully
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ominous
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menacing, threatening
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palpable
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felt tangilbe, easily perceived
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gravitating
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to be attracted as if an irresistible force
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nondescript
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lacking distinctive qualities
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acquisition
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something acquired or gained
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exasperated
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to make very angry or impatient, annoy greatly
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transgression
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violation of law, command, or duty
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assuage
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to lessen the intensity, something that pains ro suffers, to quiet
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vigil
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fully awake
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endeavor
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to strike or achieve
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deprivation
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loss, removla
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deferential
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showing or expressing respect
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resolute
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resolved, marked by frim determination
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consummately
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flawlessly, perfectly
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intractably
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not easily managed, governed, or directed, obstinately
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relinquishing
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leaving behind, giving up, yielding
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subtely
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delicately, craftly
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interposes
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interrupts
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forshadowing
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a prediction or hint about what is going to happen later on
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tone
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a style or way of speaking or writing (arouses)
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theme
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what the story is about, the statement about, the message
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conflict
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the central problem in the plot of a story that needs to be resolved
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plot
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the sequence of events in a story
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