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22 Cards in this Set
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feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self conscious
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abashed
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to lower in rank or esteem
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abased
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a state of hardship or affliction, misfortune
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adversity
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struck with fear, dread, or horror
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appalled
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attended by favorable circumstances, lucky
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auspicious
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lacking in sensitivy or tact
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brash
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careful and shrew
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canny
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appropriateness of behavior or conduct
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decorum
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submission or courteous yielding to the wishes of another
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deference
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urgent or desperate
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dire
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seeming beyond consolation, cheerless or gloomy
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disconsolate
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an upper or ruling class
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gentry
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treacherous cunning
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guile
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lavish or unrestrained expense, extravagance
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profusion
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a high ridge of land jutting out into a body of water
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promontory
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superior skill or ability
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prowess
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exhibiting carelessness or slackness
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remiss
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inspiring pity or compassion
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rueful
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a deceptive maneuver
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ruse
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goods or property seized from a victim after conflict
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spoils
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a humble request for help
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supplication
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crude, unrefined, awkward, clumsy
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uncouth
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