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20 Cards in this Set
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scintillating
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possessing or displaying dazzling liveliness, cleverness, or wit
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misanthrope
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someone who hates human kind and tends to avoid others company
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vicissitude
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the fact of being variable;unexpexted changes
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vex
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to make someone upset or annyoed
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mutable
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tending or likely to change
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obeisance
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gesture of respect
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depredation
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attack involving plunder and pillag
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mien
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somebody's appearance, bearing, or posture, especially as indication of mood or character
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plaintive
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expressing sadness/ sounding sad
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indefatigable
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never showing signs of tiredness
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pathos
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feelings of pity
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zenith
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the high point or climax of somsething
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fathom
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to understand something, usually something profound or mystifying
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portent
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an indication of something, often something unpleasant, is going to happen
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recluse
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somebody who keeps away from others and lives alone
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stigma
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the shame or dissgrace attached to something regarded as socially unacceptable
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sedulous
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working with great zeal and persistence
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expiate
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to make amends, show remorse, or suffer punishment for having done something wrong
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deleterious
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with a harmful effect on somebody or something
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asperity
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harshness or severity of manner or tune
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