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15 Cards in this Set
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Impede
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Verb, to interfere with progress
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pauper
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noun, person without means of support, beggar
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acquiesce
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agree
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usurp
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verb, take without legal claim
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acrid
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adj, sharp and biting taste
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pensive
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adj, dreamily or sadly thoughtful
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vivacity
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noun, being lively in temper/conduct
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misanthrope
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noun, one who hates mankind
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mollify
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to soothe temper
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vicissitude
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noun, irregular/surprising change
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effervescence
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being exhilerated (personality)
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ponderous
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adj, of great weight
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sobriety
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noun, being serious
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boorish
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adj, like a peasant, rude
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recluse
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noun, withdraws from the world, lives in solitude
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