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25 Cards in this Set
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Annunciation
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A formal public statement
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Beseech
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Ask for or request earnestly
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Brood
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Hang over, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing.
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Confiscate
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Take temporary possesion of as a security, by legal authority
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Deception
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A misleading falsehood
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Discreet
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Marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
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Disposition
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Your usual mood
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Fiasco
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A sudden and violent collapse
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Flounce
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Walk emphatically
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Fluidity
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The property of flowing easily
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Gingerly
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With great care or caution; warily
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Grotesque
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Disorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
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Jonquil
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Widely cultivated ornamental plan native to southern Europe but naturlized elsewhere having fragrant yellow or while clustered flowers
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Martyr
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One who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty for refusing to renounce their religion
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Mastication
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Biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
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Menagerie
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A collection of live animals for study or display
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Nimble
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Moving quickly and lightly
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Operetta
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A short amusing opera
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Paranoia
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A phychological disorder characterized by delusions of persecution or grandeur
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Portiere
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A heavy cutain hung across a doorway
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Remorseless
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Without mercy or pity
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Shank
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The part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
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Supercillious
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Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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Vestige
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An indication that something has been present
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Vitality
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The property of being able to survive and grow
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