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59 Cards in this Set
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resignation
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accepting, unresisting attitude
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sodden
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expressionless, dull, lacking spirit or alertness
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envious
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jealous
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remorseless
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merciless, relentless
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descreating
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diverting from a sacred to a profane us or purpose
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lacerating
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to distress or torture mentally or emotionally
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expound
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to explain; interpret
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conjectures
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an opinion or theory formed or guessed
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malice
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desire to inflict injury
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mien
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demeanor, as showing character
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disengaged
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freed of an engagement, released from connectiion
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sauntered
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to walk leisurely; stroll
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incredulous
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indicating
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jurisdiction
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right, power, our authority
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cowed
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frightened; intimidated
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prominence
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relatively important
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eulogy
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speech written in praise of the deceased
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sullen
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imtation or ill- humor by a gloomy silence
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submission
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an agreement
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baiting
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an allurement; enticement
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prostrating
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to cast oneself facedown in humility or adoration
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pugnaciously
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readily disposed to fight
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ostentatiously
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intended to attract attention or impress others
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futile
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incapable of producing any result
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insinuations
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an indirect or covert suggestion or hinting
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usurper
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to use without authority or right
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refracted
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to deflect something
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gallantly
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brave, spirited, noble minded
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temporized
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to be indecisive to gain time
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excruciating
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extremely painful
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broached
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to mention or suggest for the first time
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endurable
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bearable, tolerable, capable of being endured
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languished
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to become weak or feeble
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gaped
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to stare w/ and open mouth
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dwindled
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to fall away, as in quality; degenerate
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hypocrites
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person who pretends to have morals but does not act accordingly
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transients
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temporary guests
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fend
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to ward off
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predecessor
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someone who succeeds another in office etc
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phosphorescent
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illuminous radiation
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subtle
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delicate or faint
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sacrilge
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violation or profanation of anything sacred
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inevitable
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unable to be avoided
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fracas
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noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight
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stolid
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not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional
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sultry
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oppresively hot and close or moist
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velocity
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rapid motion or operation
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cosmic
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immeasurably extended in time and space
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oblique
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not straight or direct
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persecerance
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withstanding discouragement or difficulty
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consolidated
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to bring together as a whole
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disgorged
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to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach
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lustily
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spirited, enthusiastic
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supplication
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a humble prayer
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ferocity
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ferocious quality or state
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delirium
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state of mental confusion, caused by high fever
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fiend
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a person very wicked or brutal
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fetid
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an offensive odor
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wanton
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deliberate and without motive
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