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28 Cards in this Set
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precluded
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prevented; made impossible by advance
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afflicted
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suffering or sick
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retribution
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payback; punishment for a misdeed
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recoiling
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staggering back
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accosted
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greeted in an aggressive way
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explicit
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clearly stated
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tangible
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perceptible by touch, real, or capable of being touched
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futile
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useless, hopeless
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affable
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friendly, good-natured, easy to talk to
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cosmopolite
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knows about the world and many subjects
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scruple
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thing one feels ins wrong
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naive
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unsophisticated
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condone
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forgive, excuse
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palpable
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able to be touched or felt
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zealous
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having or showing great enthusiasm
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amenity
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agreeable
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gargoyle
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strangle and distarled animal from corner of buliding
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debacle
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bad defeat
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quarry
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a place, typically large, deep pit, made of stone, a put of abandoned source
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pipe
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large barrel, holding about 126 gallons
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masons
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an international secret society
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virtuoso
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masterly skill in a particular field
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impunity
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freedom from consequences
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amontillado
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a pale, dry sherry
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roquelarue
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knee-length cloak
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motley
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a clowns multicolored costume
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immolation
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destruction
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termination
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end.
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