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24 Cards in this Set
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hapless
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lackless; unfortunate
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reprieve
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to postone
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futile
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having no useful result
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caldron
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variant of cauldron
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transient
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passing with time
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discordant
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not being in accord; conflicting
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unfurled
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to spread
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coy
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tending to avoid people and social situations; reserved
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lacquered
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to coat with a glossy, resinous material, such as the exudation of the lacquer tree
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axioms
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a self-evident or universal recognized truth; a maxim
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dubious
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fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided
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derisive
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mocking; jeering
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doggedly
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stubbornly persevering; tenacious
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patronizing
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to act as a patron; support or sponsor
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kowtowed
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to kneel and touch the forhead to the ground in expressing of deep respect, worship, or submission
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stiletto
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a small dagger with a slender,tapering blade
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nonplused
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to put at a loss as to what to think, say, or do; bewilder
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precarious
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dangerously lacking in security or stability
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dilapidated
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having gallen into a state of disrepair or deterioation
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coalesced
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to grow together; fuse
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ebullience
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zestful enthusiasm
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audacity
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fearless daring; intrepidity
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morosely
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sullenly melancholy; gloomy
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stanch
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to stop or check the flow of (blood or tear, for example)
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