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60 Cards in this Set
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Resignation
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Unresisting acceptance
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Sodden
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Thoroughly soaked; saturated
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Treacherous
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Not trustworthy; dangerous
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Languid
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Lacking energy or vitality; weak
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Desecrating
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Violating the sacredness of
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Lacerating
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Ripping, cutting, or tearing
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Expound
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Explain; give a detailed account
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Conjectures
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Ideas formed from guessing
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Malice
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Extreme ill will or spite
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Mien
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Manner or appearance
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Disengaged
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Released, detached
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Sauntered
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Strolled
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Incredulous
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Unbelieving, skeptical
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Jurisdiction
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Area of control
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Cowed
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Bullied
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Prominence
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Widely known or easily identified
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Eulogy
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Speech or praise about a dead person
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Sullen
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Morose or sulky
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Submission
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The act of giving in to another
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Baiting
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Taunting; teasing; luring
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Prostrating
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Bowing in adoration or submission
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Pugnaciously
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Combative in nature; belligerent
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Ostentatiously
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In a pompous manner or showing off
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Futile
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Having no useful result
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Insinuations
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Subtly made suggestions
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Usurper
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One who grabs property or money
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Refracted
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Light deflected from a straight path
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Gallantly
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Boldly; nobly
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Temporized
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Negotiated to gain time
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Excruciating
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Intensely painful; agonizing
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Broached
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Brought up for discussion
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Endurable
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Long-lasting; able to be tolerated for a long time
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Languished
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Wasted away; weakened
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Gaped
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Held open as if yawning
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Dwindled
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Became gradually smaller until little or nothing remained
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Hypocrites
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People who say one thing but do the opposite
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Transients
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Travelers without permanent homes
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Fend
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Resist; push away; shield
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Predecessor
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An ancestor; a forebearer
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Phosphorescent
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Emission of light without burning
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Subtle
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Quiet; difficult to detect
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Sacrilege
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Against something sacred
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Inevitable
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Unavoidable
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Fracas
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A fight; a brawl
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Stolid
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Having or showing little emotion
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Sultry
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Very hot and humid
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Velocity
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Speed
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Cosmic
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Universal; vast
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Oblique
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Slanted
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Perseverance
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Persistence; dogged trying
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Compellment
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Strong forces
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Consolidated
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United into one system; combined
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Disgorged
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Vomited; threw up
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Lustily
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Robustly; strongly
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Supplication
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Plea; earnest request
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Ferocity
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Savageness; fierceness
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Delirium
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Mental confusion caused by illness
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Fiend
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Bad or evil person
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Fetid
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Having an offensive odor
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Wanton
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Cruel; merciless
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