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34 Cards in this Set
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Antagonism |
Open hostility or opposition |
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Assented |
Thoughtfully agreed; concurred
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Clamored |
Shouted noisily or and insistently |
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Decorus |
Decent; correct; fitting |
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Festooned |
Hung like decorations |
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Fulcrum |
Support on which a lever pivots |
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Gesticulated |
Gestured to show strong feeling |
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Indignation |
Anger due to unjust treatment |
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Inscrutable |
Not easily understood; mysterious |
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Oppressive |
Depressing;overwhelming |
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Proffer |
offer, suggestion |
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Tacit |
Unspoken; implied |
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Tumult |
Commotion; riot |
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Abominable |
Detestable; unpleasant |
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Furtive |
Sly; underhanded |
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Corpulent |
Obese; very fat |
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Crestfallen |
Feeling shame or humiliation |
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Daunting |
Discouraging; dismaying |
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TIRADE |
Long, angry or violent speech |
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Derision |
Contemptuous laughter; ridicule |
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Fervor |
Emotional intensity; passion |
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Glowered |
Looked with annoyance or anger |
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Rebuke |
Reprimand; criticize; reprove |
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Sauntered |
Walked at a leisurely pace |
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Efflorescence |
Blossoming; flowering |
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Bastion |
Projecting part of fortification |
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Ebullience |
Lively or enthusiastic expression |
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Taboo |
Banned by morality or taste |
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Malevolently |
In a manner of vicious hatred |
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Assimilating |
Comprehending; taking in |
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Compelled |
Urged or drove forcefully |
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Truculently |
Savagely; aggressively |
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Cynically |
With distrust of human nature |
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Acrid |
Pungent or bitter odor of taste |
