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35 Cards in this Set
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deference
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courteous respect
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imperious
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urgent
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dictum
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law
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summarily
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concise
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apprised
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informed
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malign
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to speak evil of
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scepter
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dominance
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ineffable
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unspeakable
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transient
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temporary
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eminence
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a position of great superiority
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garrulous
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tiresomely talkative
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conjecture
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a guess
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interminable
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endless
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ornery
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mean-spirited
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expatriated
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bannished
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anathema
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an excommunication
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bellicose
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aggressive
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recumbent
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reclining
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equanimity
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composure
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vociferation
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a loud utterence
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vituperative
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containing abusive criticism
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querulous
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grouchy
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conjectural
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speculative
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unwonted
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unusual
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conflagration
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a large destructive fire
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peremptorily
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in a commanding manner
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forestall
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to prevent
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repression
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painful desires
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importunities
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pressing demands
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tumultuously
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noisy
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reverential
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honorful
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semi-somnambulant
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sleep walking
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inert
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unable to move
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prelude
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introduction to an event
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jocularity
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characterized by joking
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