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10 Cards in this Set
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circumspect
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adj.
wary; unwilling to take risks |
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archipelago
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n.
a group of islands |
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immured
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adj.
enclosed or confined against one's will |
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poignant
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adj.
invoking a keen sense of sadness or regret |
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ghoul
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verb/n.
an evil spirit or phantom; one morbidly interested in death |
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profligate
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adj.
recklessly extravagant or wasteful |
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parsimonious
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adj.
stingy; frugal |
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vitality
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n.
the state of being strong and active; the power that gives life |
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porousness
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n.
the state of having minute holes through which something can pass |
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submission
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n.
the action or fact of yielding to a superior force |
