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20 Cards in this Set
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Prowling |
(of a person or animal) move around restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of or as if in search of prey. |
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Nobility |
the quality of being noble in character, mind, birth, or rank. |
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Dignity |
the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect. |
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Curiousities |
a strong desire to know or learn something. |
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Skeptically |
Marked by or given to doubt; questioning: skeptical of political promises. |
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Intriguing |
arousing one's curiosity or interest; fascinating. |
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Obituaries |
a notice of a death, especially in a newspaper, typically including a brief biography of the deceased person. |
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Homage |
special honor or respect shown publicly. |
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Unsung |
not celebrated or praised. |
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Barring |
except for; if not for. |
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Lowly |
low in status or importance; humble. |
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Obliviously |
(followed by `to' or `of') lacking conscious awareness of |
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Percolated |
(of a liquid or gas) filter gradually through a porous surface or substance. |
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Psychic |
relating to or denoting faculties or phenomena that are apparently inexplicable by natural laws, especially involving telepathy or clairvoyance. |
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Laminate |
overlay (a flat surface, especially paper) with a layer of plastic or some other protective material. |
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Unobtrusively |
Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous. |
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Futiley |
incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful |
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Delinquent |
failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed oroffense. |
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Intervened |
come between so as to prevent or alter a result or course of events. |
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Incredulously |
not credulous; disinclined or indisposed to believe; skeptical. |
