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35 Cards in this Set
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augur
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to predict or foretell
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tenacious
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holding persistently to a point of view, stubborn
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progenitor
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ancestor
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lurid
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causing shock or horror, gruesome, red fiery glow
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ascetic
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leading a life of self disipline and self denial
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mien
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appearene and behavior, demenior
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caprice
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an impulsive change of mind, whim, sudden change in action
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gesticulate
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to make gesutres while speaking
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pillory
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wooden frame for punish...act of punishising in this manner
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plaintive
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expressin sorrow, mounfulness, or melancholy
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mountebank
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one who decieves by trickery
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entreaty
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an earnest request or petition, a plea
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appellation
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a name , title, or designation
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sagacious
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shrewd, wise, having sound judgement
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rankle
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to cause persistant irritaoni or resentment
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scurrilous
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use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language
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benevolence
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an inclination to perform kind, charitable acts
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precipice
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the brink of a dangerous situation, a cliff
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acquiesce
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to agree/accept w/o protest
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sedulous
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constant in effort or application, diligent, hardworking
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imperious
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arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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deleterious
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having harmful effects;injurious
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malignity
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intense ill will or hatred
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primeval
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belongin to the earliest ages, ancient
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exigency
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the state or quality of requiring much effort or immediate action
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ignominious
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marked by shame or disgrace
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effluence
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the act or an instance of flowing out
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mollify
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to calm in temper or feeling, sooth, pacify, midigate
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pensive
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deelply, often dreamily thoughtful
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traverse
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to travel or pass across over or through, to cross
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languid
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lacking energy or vitality, torpid
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expostulate
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to reason earnestly with someone in an effort to dissuade or correct
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expiate
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to speak or write at length or excessively
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dissolute
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lacking moral restraint, indulging in sensual pleasures or vices
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disquietude
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worried unease
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