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35 Cards in this Set
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vernerable
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commanding respect
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feeble
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lacking strength, weak
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countenance
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apperance of the face
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placid
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undisturbed
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acquiescene
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agreement without protest
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flivver
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old, cheap car
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myopic
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lack of thinking or planning
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tyrannical
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oppresive
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Apothecary
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pharmacist
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chattels
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objects of a personal property
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melancholy
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sadness or depression
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contentious
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quarrelsome
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edification
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intellectual, spritual, or moral improvment
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curt
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rude and abrupt
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assuage
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to ease, make less severe
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vapid
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stale, lacking flavor
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umbrage
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resentment
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malevolent
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malicious, wishing harm on others
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foray
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a rapid military advance
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tacitum
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untalkative
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libel
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a false publication in writting
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cantankerous
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grumpy
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imprudent
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rash and unwise
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qualms
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nauesea or faintness
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unsullied
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cleaned, not spoiled
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analogous
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similar in such a way as to permit analogy
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nebulous
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vague, unclear
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aloof
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not caring, distant
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profound
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coming as if from the depths of one's being
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predilection
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prediction
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Piety
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Religious devotion
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apopletic
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extremely angry, furious
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diminutive
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tiny
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impotent
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weka, lacking physical strength
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pensive
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expressive of melancholy
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