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34 Cards in this Set
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Placid (adj)
Placidly (adv) |
calm, composed, cool
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Desirous (adj)
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wishing for something
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Condole (v)
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to express sympathy to a person that is suffering
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Rubicund (adj)
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red and big
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Doughty (adj)
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fearless
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Dogged (adj)
Doggedly(adv) |
determined, resolute, persistent, persevering
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Talisman (n)
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An object that people think would make them lucky
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Enthrall (v)
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to keep someone completely interested
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Dubious (adj)
Dubiously (adv) |
doubtful, uncertain
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Credulity (n)
Credulous (adj) |
willingness to believe in something
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ill-gotten (adj)
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illegally or inappropriately acquired
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Frivolous (adj)
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unimportant
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Avarivicious (adj)
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greedy
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Apparel (n)
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clothing or equipment for something
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Apathy (n)
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lack of care or interest
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Acute (adj)
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extreme, intense
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Dissimulation (n)
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not showing something
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Vexed (adj)
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irritated, annoyed
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Profound (adj)
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something big, deep, extreme
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Sagacity (n)
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keen mind
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Stifled (adj)
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strangled, blocked
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Supposition (n)
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guess, presumption
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Crevice (n)
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crack, fissure, hole
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Tatto (n)
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constant drumming
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Scantling (n)
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beam of wood
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Depute (v)
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to designate or delagate a person to a role
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Audacity (n)
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braveness
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Singularly (adv)
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relating to a single thing
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Fluently (adv)
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easily, effortlessly, with confidence
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Vehemently (adv)
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characterized by strong feeling
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Gesticulation (n)
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expression with gestures
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Derision (n)
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making fun of someone else
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Hypocritical (adj)
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false claim to virtue, insincerity
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wane (v)
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to decrease, diminish
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