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18 Cards in this Set
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Reproved
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V- rebuke
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Obstinately
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Adj- stubbornly
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Tautened
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V- to pull tight
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Placid
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Adj- calm
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Tremulous
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Adj- shaking
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Morosely
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Adj- gloomy
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Incessantly
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Adv- unceasing; continuously
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Contemptuously
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Adv- scorn; disdain
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Assailed
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V- to attack
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Dromedary
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N- 1 humped camel
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Vouchsafe
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V- graciously give; grant
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Usurer
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N- Someone who lends money, usually at a high interest rate
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Periphery
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N- outside boundary of a particular area
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Indignation
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N- righteous anger
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Harried
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V- agitated; worried
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Abrasive
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Adj- harsh; rough
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Sanctimonious
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Adj- appearance of holiness
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Summons
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N- an order/ citation to appear somewhere
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