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46 Cards in this Set
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penury |
extreme poverty |
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insinuate |
to suggest; to hint |
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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 impended |
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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 |
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conviction |
firmly held belief |
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condemn |
to disapprove; 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 or unpleasant order 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 |
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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 to split |
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solemn |
somber or serious in a gloomy way |
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grandeur |
magnificence |
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veritable |
true, authentic or real |
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notorious |
unfavorably well-known |
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delude |
to mislead or trick |
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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 or performing 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 |
expressing suffering |
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melancholy |
depression, low spirits |
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apathy |
lack of interest |
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protrude |
to stick out, to project |
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prostate |
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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feeble |
weak; lacking strength and energy |
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idleness |
inactivity |
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liquidate |
to get rid of |
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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 |
