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29 Cards in this Set
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reverberant
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resound in a series of echos
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indignation
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anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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matriarchal
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woman who rules the family
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cupola
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small rooftop structure
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genially
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cheerful
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teetering
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to move unsteadily
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inane
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lacking significance, meaning, or point; empty
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prow
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gallant; young man of fashion
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idiosyncratic
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personal peculiarity
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eccentric
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odd in behavior
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sinecure
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well-paid job that requires little work
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salient
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prominent or conspicuous, eye-catching
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galvanized
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shock into action
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aphorisms
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short saying stating a general truth
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cacophony
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harsh noise
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mesmerized
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hypnotize
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aesthete
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a person appreciating beauty especially in art
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inveigled
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to lure, to win over or get by flattery
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extremity
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the extreme or terminal point or part of something
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innately
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inborn, inherent
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impervious
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not permitting passage
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bellicose
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eager to fight, pugnacious, quarrelsome
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deigning
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condescend, to descend from one's level
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insidious
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harmful but enticing
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inebriating
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drunkenness
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inured
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accustom to accept something undesirable
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languid
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dropping from weakness or fatigue, faint, weak
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undulations
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a wavelike motion, rise or fall regularly
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seigneur
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a man of rank or authority
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