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20 Cards in this Set
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anguish |
(adj.) a feeling of great physical or mental pain
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bindle
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(n.) a small bundle of items rolled up inside a blanket and carried over the shoulder or on the back
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juncture
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(n.) a place where two things come together
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morosely
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(adv.) in a sad, gloomy manner
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recumbent
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(adj.) still; without movement
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complacently
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(adv.) in a pleased, satisfied manner
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gingerly
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(adv.) in a careful, cautious way
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mollified
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(adj.) soothed; pacified
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pugnacious
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(adj.) eager and ready to fight
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scourges
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(n.) anything that inflicts discomfort or suffering;
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bemused
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(adj.) preoccupied; deep in thought
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derision
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(n.) ridicule or mockery
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reprehensible
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(adj.) deserving of criticism
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aloof
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(adj.) distant; removed; cool
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sullenly
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(adv.) sadly; in a depressing or gloomy way
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writhed
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(v.) twisted
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craftily
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(adv.) shrewdly
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cowering
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(adj.) to shrink or crouch in fear or shame
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poignant
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(adj.) affecting or moving to the emotions
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itinerant
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(adj.) moving from one place to work for a short time and then moving on to another |
