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25 Cards in this Set
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Irony |
a contrast between an expected outcome and the actual outcome |
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Declassee |
Lowered in social status |
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Rueful |
Causing sorrow or pity |
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Anguish |
great suffering |
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resplendent |
shining brightly |
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dejection |
lowness of spirits |
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exorbitant |
exceeding the appropiate limits |
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coarse |
rough,crude,unrefined |
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dishelveled |
disarranged and untidy |
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profoundly |
deeply and intensely |
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dowry |
the property that a woman brought to her husband at marriage |
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chic |
fashionable |
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dowdy |
shabby |
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promissory notes |
written promises to pay back money |
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broughams |
horse drawn carriages |
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ledger |
a book of finacial accounts |
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civil servant |
a person who is employed by a branch of government that offers services to it's citizens |
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petty |
of little importance |
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innate |
inborn;naturalardent |
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ardent |
enthusiastic or passionate |
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fortitude |
courage in adversity |
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usury |
the illegal action or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest |
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askew |
in a crooked position;out of line |
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fickle |
changing frequently;not constant or in loyal affections
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profound |
very great or intense;sincere |
