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30 Cards in this Set
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a state of alarm or dread;
apprehension; an involuntary trembling or quivering |
trepidation
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of or having to do with the return of an estate to its heir
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reversionary
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quartering
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Well known and very distinguished;
excellent; eminent |
illustrious
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to scatter all over something
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bestrewn
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Not to be excelled; supreme;
Characterized by nobility; majestic |
sublime
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dangerous;
Causing great harm; destructive; Tending to cause death or serious injury; deadly |
pernicious
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brief, harsh
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laconic
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Having or showing great emotion or zeal; ardent
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fervent
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to release from or discharge form a duty
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acquitted
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oblivious to or contemptuous of what is right or honorable
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unscrupulous
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Very humid and hot
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sultry
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of poor quality; improperly; not noble
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ignobly
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A disease, a disorder, or an ailment;
An unwholesome condition |
malady
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to give up with a formal announcement;
To reject; disown |
renounce
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Chivalrous attention toward women; courtliness;
nice to women; well-mannered |
gallantry
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Difficult or impossible to control or manage;
Incapable of being corrected or reformed |
incorrigible
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Courageously noble in mind and heart; unselfish
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magnanimous
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Sullenly melancholy; gloomy
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morose
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A decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
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degradation
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A playful or mischievous youngster; a scamp.
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urchin
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uncertainty or doubt; undecided
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dubious
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A meal or the food eaten or provided at a meal
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repast
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Ready and willing to be taught; teachable
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docile
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To declare or set apart as sacred; devoted;
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consecrated
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The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom
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sagacity
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Faithfulness to obligations or duties
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fidelity
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The keeper of the keys in a prison; a jailer
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turnkey
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Revealing no emotion; expressionless;
Motionless; still |
impassive
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great joy or jubilation; triumphant
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exultant
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