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151 Cards in this Set
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Penury |
Extreme poverty; destitution |
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Insinuate |
To suggest; to hint; to imply |
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Jubilant |
Showing great joy or triumph |
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Sublime |
Awesome; impressive |
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Encumber |
To burden or weigh down somebody or something; to hamper or impeded |
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Decree |
An authoritative order; to order |
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Rescind |
To cancel; to repeal |
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Surreptitious |
Secretive; furtive; clandestine |
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Conviction |
Firmly held belief |
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Condemn |
To disapprove; to censure; to punish |
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Irrevocable |
Impossible to change |
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Pious |
Religious or faithful |
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Stench |
A strong unpleasant odor or stink |
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Indifferently |
Lacking interest or concern |
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Imperative |
Necessary or essential |
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Elude |
To avoid or escape |
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Nocturnal |
Relating to or happening at night |
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Ascertain |
To find out or obtain |
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Camaraderie |
A spirit of a friendly community or brotherhood |
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Invalids |
People unable to care for themselves due to weakness or illness |
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Altruistic |
Unselfish; devoted to helping others |
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Wizened |
Aged, wrinkled, or making vitality |
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Meek |
Lacking strength, spirit or courage |
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Tolerate |
To recognize other people's right to have different beliefs or practices without an attempt to suppress them |
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Oppressive |
Imposing a harsh or cruel of domination |
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Dissipate |
To cause to move widely apart or split up |
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Solemn |
Somber or serious in a gloomy way |
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Grandeur |
Magnificent; gloriousness |
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Veritable |
True, authentic or real |
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Notorious |
Unfavorably well- known; disreputable |
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Delude |
To mislead or trick |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm |
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Protrude |
To stick out; to project |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm |
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Protrude |
To stick out; to project |
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Prostrate |
Stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; lying flat |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm |
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Protrude |
To stick out; to project |
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Prostrate |
Stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; lying flat |
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Rivet |
To fascinate; to attract and hold attention completely |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Feeble |
Weak; lacking strength and energy |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm |
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Protrude |
To stick out; to project |
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Prostrate |
Stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; lying flat |
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Rivet |
To fascinate; to attract and hold attention completely |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Feeble |
Weak; lacking strength and energy |
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Idleness |
Inactivity; dormancy |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm |
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Protrude |
To stick out; to project |
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Prostrate |
Stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; lying flat |
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Rivet |
To fascinate; to attract and hold attention completely |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Feeble |
Weak; lacking strength and energy |
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Idleness |
Inactivity; dormancy |
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Liquidate |
To get rid of; eradicate |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm |
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Protrude |
To stick out; to project |
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Prostrate |
Stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; lying flat |
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Rivet |
To fascinate; to attract and hold attention completely |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Feeble |
Weak; lacking strength and energy |
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Idleness |
Inactivity; dormancy |
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Liquidate |
To get rid of; eradicate |
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Provisions |
Supplies of food and other things required, especially for a journey |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm |
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Protrude |
To stick out; to project |
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Prostrate |
Stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; lying flat |
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Rivet |
To fascinate; to attract and hold attention completely |
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Falter |
Fail; to lose strength or power |
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Feeble |
Weak; lacking strength and energy |
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Idleness |
Inactivity; dormancy |
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Liquidate |
To get rid of; eradicate |
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Provisions |
Supplies of food and other things required, especially for a journey |
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Timid |
Demonstrating a lack of courage or self- assurance |
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Automaton |
Robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and preforming repetitive actions |
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Emaciated |
Extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness |
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Transcend |
To rise above or go beyond the limits |
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Plaintive j |
Expressing suffering; anguish |
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Melancholy |
Depression; low spirits |
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Apathy |
Lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm |
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Protrude |
To stick out; to project |
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Prostrate |
Stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; lying flat |
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Rivet |
To fascinate; to attract and hold attention completely |