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15 Cards in this Set
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unabashedly
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without embarrassment
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mandatory
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needed: required
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haggle
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to argue back and forth in order to agree on a price |
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civilian
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a person who is not a member of the police force or of any branch of the military services |
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ravaged
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destroyed |
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evolved
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gradually changed |
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conical
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shaped like a cone |
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beckon
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to call or invite |
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solitude
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a state of aloneness: isolation |
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excruciatingly
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painfully |
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salvation
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being rescued or saved |
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scorn
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mocking: contempt: disgust
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alcove
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an area that is set back from the surrounding space: a nook |
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menace
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threatening |
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impasse
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a situation from where there is no escape: a passage with only one exit
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