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19 Cards in this Set
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recumbent
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leaning; resting
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bindle
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a blanket-roll or a pack of personal belongings
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imperiously
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commandingly; arrogantly; dominantly
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morosely
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sullenly; gloomily
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scourges
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causes of widespread or great affliction
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swamper
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a general assistant; a handyman; a helper
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skinner
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a driver of draft (team) animals
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plaintively
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in a woeful or melancholy tone
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pugnacious
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having a belligerent, aggressive nature; combative; truculent
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skeptically
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uncertainly; doubtfully
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ominously
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menacingly; threateningly
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derision
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an expression of ridicule or contempt
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reprehensible
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deserving of criticism or censure
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aloof
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reservedl; emotionally detached
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sullenness
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gloominess; disagreeableness
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indignation
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anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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consoled
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comforted; alleviated the grief
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scudded
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moved swiftly as if driven forward
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belligerently
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assertively; with hostility
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