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40 Cards in this Set
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Penury
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extreme poverty; destitution.
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Insinuate
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to suggest; to hint; to imply.
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Jubilant
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showing great joy or triumph
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Sublime
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awesome; impressive.
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Encumber
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to burden or weigh down somebody or something; to hamper or impeded
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Decree
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an authoritative order; to order.
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Rescind
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to cancel; to repeal.
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Surreptitious
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secretive; furtive; clandestine.
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Conviction
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firmly held belief
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Condemn
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to disapprove; to censure; to punish
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Irrevocable
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impossible to change
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Pious
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religious or faithful
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Stench
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a strong and unpleasant odor or stink
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Imperative
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necessary or essential
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Elude
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to avoid or escape.
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Nocturnal
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relating to or happening at night.
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Ascertain
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to find out or obtain.
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Camaraderie
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a spirit of a friendly community or brotherhood.
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Invalids
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people unable to care for themselves due to weakness or illness
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Altruistic
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unselfish; devoted to helping others.
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Wizened
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aged, wrinkled, or lacking vitality.
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Meek
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lacking strength, spirit or courage.
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Tolerate
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to recognize other people’s right to have different beliefs or practices without an attempt to suppress them
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Oppressive
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imposing a harsh or cruel of domination
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Dissipate
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to cause to move widely apart or split up.
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Solemn
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somber or serious in a gloomy way.
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Grandeur
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magnificence; gloriousness.
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Veritable
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true, authentic or real.
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Notorious
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unfavorably well-known; disreputable.
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Delude
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to mislead or trick.
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Falter
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fail; to lose strength or power.
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Automaton
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robot; somebody who behaves like a machine in emotionlessly obeying instructions and performing repetitive actions.
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Emaciated
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extremely thin, especially because of starvation or illness.
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Transcend
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to rise above or go beyond the limits.
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Plaintive
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expressing suffering; anguished.
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Melancholy
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depression; low spirits.
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Apathy
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lack of interest; lack of enthusiasm
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Protrude
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to stick out; to project.
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Prostrate
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stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission; lying flat
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Rivet
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to fascinate; to attract and hold attention completely.
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