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30 Cards in this Set
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forlorn
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(adj.) a dreary or miserable feeling, condition, or appearance
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dumbfounded
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(adj.) astonished, speechless
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lynch
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(v.) to put to death by hanging
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brusque
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(adj.) abrupt in manner, blunt, rough
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ominous
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(adj.) threatening, foreboding evil or harm
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irk
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(v.) to irritate, exasperate, or annoy
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frenzy
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(n.) extreme mental agitation, derangement, or excitement
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crestfallen
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(adj.) dispirited, discouraged
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erstwhile
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(adj.) former or of times past
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jeer
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(v.) to mock, taunt, or gibe rudely
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misanthropy
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(n.) a hatred or disgust for mankind
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melancholy
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(n.) depressed in spirits; sad, depressed, pensive
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manumit
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(v.) to release from slavery
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peevish
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(adj.) quarrelsome in temperament or mood; fretful; preversely obstinate; marked by ill temper
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aberration
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(n.) the fact or instance of being aberrant; behavior that departs substantially from normal moral standards
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vellum
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(n.) a fine-grained unsplit lambskin or calf skin prepared for writing on or binding books
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enigma
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(n.) something hard to understand or explain
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ingenuity
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(n.) skill or cleverness in devising or combining; inventiveness
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flog
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(v.) to beat with a rod or whip
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plausible
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(adj.) appearing worthy of belief
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misanthropy
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(n.) a hatred or disgust for mankind
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melancholy
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(n.) depressed in spirits; sad, depressed, pensive
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manumit
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(v.) to release from slavery
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peevish
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(adj.) quarrelsome in temperament or mood; fretful; preversely obstinate; marked by ill temper
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aberration
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(n.) the fact or instance of being aberrant; behavior that departs substantially from normal moral standards
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vellum
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(n.) a fine-grained unsplit lambskin or calf skin prepared for writing on or binding books
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enigma
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(n.) something hard to understand or explain
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ingenuity
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(n.) skill or cleverness in devising or combining; inventiveness
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flog
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(v.) to beat with a rod or whip
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plausible
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(adj.) appearing worthy of belief
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