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30 Cards in this Set
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upheaval |
a violent disturbance |
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enmity |
a state of deep-seated ill-will |
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strident |
pleasantry loud and harsh |
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incredulous |
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving |
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ebullience |
overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval |
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effulgence |
the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light |
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decorous |
characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste |
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contemptuously |
without respect; in a disdainful manor |
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contrite |
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses |
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susurration |
the indistinct sound of people whispering |
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dubious |
fraught with uncertainty or doubt |
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belligerence |
hostile or warlike attitude or nature |
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myriad |
too numerous to be counted |
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reverence |
a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
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indignant |
angered at something unjust or wrong |
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tempestuous |
characterized by violent emotions or behavior |
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embroil |
force into some kind of situation or course of action |
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effigy |
a representation of a person |
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gesticulate |
show, express or direct through movement |
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interminable |
tiresomely long; seemingly without end |
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fervor |
feelings of great warmth and intensity |
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crestfallen |
brought low in spirit |
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sanctity |
the quality of being holy |
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demure |
affectedly shy especially in a playful or provocative way |
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phosphorescence |
a fluorescence that persists after radiation has ceased |
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derision |
contemptuous laughter |
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vexed |
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances |
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solemnly |
in a grave and sedate manner |
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laden |
filled with a great quantity |
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rebuke |
censure severely or angrily |
