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67 Cards in this Set
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surly
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ill-mannered, arrogant
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apprehensive
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anxious or fearful about the future
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belligerently
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hostile or aggressive manner
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plaintively
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sorrow, mournful, or melancholy manner
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graft
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using polical power to gain favors
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evoke
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to bring out in
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mock
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false or fake
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deference
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to obey
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pensive
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deeply or dreamily thoughtful in a sad way
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irk
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to annoy
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adulation
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excessive flattery or admiration
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translucent
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clear, allows light to pass through
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sullen
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gloomy or somber
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clandestine
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secretive
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mollify
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to calm or soothe
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taut
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pulled tight
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intimidate
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to fill with fear
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placid
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calm and quiet
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NAACP
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national association for the advancement of colored people
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bewildered
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disoriented or confused
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inarticulate
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unable to speak with clarity
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indelible
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unable to be forgotten, memorable
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derisively
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a disrepsctuful and mocking manner
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irrevocable
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impossible to retract, unable to be taken back
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foreboding
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a sense of impending evil or misfortune
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cunning
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shroud or sly, clever in an evil way
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elude
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to escape or evade from
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mute
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unable to speak
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morass
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a swamp or mess
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benevolent
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good-hearted
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anarchist
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against any form of government
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keen
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clever or sharp
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reproach
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to criticize
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coyness
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to avoid people and social situations, reserved
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feign
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to give a false appearance
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latent
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lying hidden
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incredulous
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disbelieving
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unwittingly
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unaware, not knowing
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rash
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rekcless
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atone
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reconcile, make amends
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cower
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to cringe with fear
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ornate
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excessively ornamented
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taboo
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social custom
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lurid
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shocking
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abashment
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embarassment due to modesty
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reiterate
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saying again
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labyrinth
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a maze
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vigilante
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taking law enforcement into one's own hands
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contrite
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regretful
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futile
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hopeless
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flaccid
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lacking energy
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stupor
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state of mental numbness
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intractable
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difficult to mange
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dormant
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inactive
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imperious
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overbearing
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imply
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indicate
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indict
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accuse
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unethical
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dishonest
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vindictive
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desire to hurt
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pinnacle
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culmination
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mitigate
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to become milder
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incite
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provoked
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oppression
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abuse
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philanthropy
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charity
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specious
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misleading
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deter
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to prevent from actin
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tangible
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real
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