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22 Cards in this Set
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Gloom
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darkness,
feeling miserable, depressed |
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Seldom
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not often, rarely
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Haughty
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proud,
scornful towards others, very stuck up |
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Weary
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tired, exhausted
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Proclaim
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Declare, make a
formal announcement |
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Certain
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having no doubts
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Confide
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to tell someone a secret
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Ruthless
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without pity
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Disgrace
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to bring shame, to do without honor
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Longing
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a desire for something
that cannot be fulfilled |
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Ambition
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strong desire for succes
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Languid
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dreamy, lacking energy
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Beset
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to harass, to attack
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Cease
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to stop doing something
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Perception
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being aware of something, you're way of understanding what you experience
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Sorrow
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sadness
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Demise
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end or downfall
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Simile
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Comparison using "like" or "as"
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Metaphor
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A comparison of two unlike things without using like or as
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hyperbole
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an exaggeration or overstatement
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Personification
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giving human qualities to non-living things
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Imagery
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Description that appeals to the five senses
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