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46 Cards in this Set
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efflorescence
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colorful, flowering, blooming
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enmity
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hatred, not friendly, the state of being an enemy
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decorous
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proper behavior.. exhibiting appropriate behavior or conduct
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chorister
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singer in the choir
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bastion
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strong hold or a fortress
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hiatus
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pause, gap, break
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ebullience
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joyful kind of behavior
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recrimination
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accusing them in return
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tumult
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chaos, disorder
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tirade
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really angry speech, rant
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oppressive
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harsh, burdensome, "holding something down"
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inscrutable
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impossible to understand
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vicissitudes
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unexpected changes in life
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declivities
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downward slope, decline
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tacit
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unspoken, implied by actions
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blatant
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obvious
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taboo
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against tradition, forbidden
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sinewy
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lean and muscular
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malevolently
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bad, mal, evil, angrily
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ludicrous
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so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous.
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ineffectual
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useless, doesn't have an effect
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jeer
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taunt, tease
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inarticulate
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unable to explain
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leviathan
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monster, giant sea creature in the bible
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clamor
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uproar, large outcry, discontent
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mutinously
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a way that defies authority
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crestfallen
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disappointed, dispirted, depressed, upset
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impervious
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not effective, not able to be affected
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enterprise
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a business
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glowered
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angry
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rebuke
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critized
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demure
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orderly, perfect, reserved, modest
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fervor
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intense emotion
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corpulent
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excessively fat
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sauntered
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walk leaisurely
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compelled
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driven, forced
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luminous
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filled with light
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myopia
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to be near-sighted
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sniveling
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crying and sniffling
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Quavered
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shaky
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Parried
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ward off... especially with contermove
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tailsman
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an object with magical powers
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acrid
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unpleasant smell or taste.. bitter tasting smelly
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cordon
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a line of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access
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elephantine
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enormous, big
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epaulettes
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a shoulder ornament especially a fringed strap worm on military uniforms
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