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25 Cards in this Set
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Aloof
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apart; indifferent
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Appreciate
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to increase in value
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Apprehend
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to seize, arrest, take into custody
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Belligerent
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waging war; inclined to or exhibiting assertiveness
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Bemuse
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to confuse or bewilder
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Brittle
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fragile, frail, easily damaged
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Complacency
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the state of being self-satisfied
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Derision
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scoffing at; mockery; ridicule
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Imperious
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extremely overbearing
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Indignation
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anger as a result of something unjust
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Juncture
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a point of joining
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Mollify
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to soothe or to appease; to assuage
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Monotony
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sameness
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Morose
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being sullen or gloomy
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Mottled
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marked with spots of different color
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Ominous
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threatening
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Plaintive
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mournful or expressing sorrow
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Pugnacious
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looking for a fight; combative; belligerent
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Relish
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to take great pleasure or delight in
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Reprehensible
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deserving blame or reprimand
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Revere
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to honor; to regard with respect
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Scuttle
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to sink (usually a ship)
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Slough
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to cast off
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Stilted
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artificially formal; stiff; pompous
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Wispy
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small in amount; fragile; slight
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