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40 Cards in this Set

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Resignation
patient acceptance, quiet submission
Sodden
soaked through; saturated
Languid
without energy, weak or weary
Desecrating
treat or use without respect; disregard the sacredness of; profane
Lacerating
tear roughly, mangle
Expound
make clear; explain, interpret, etc.
Conjectures
formation of an opinion admittedly without sufficient evidence of proof
Mien
manner of holding the head and body; way of acting and looking; bearing
Disengaged
free or release from anything that holds
Sauntered
walk along slowly; to walk with a leisurely gait; stroll
Incredulous
not ready to believe; doubting
Cowed
crouch in fear or shame
Prostrating
lay down flat; cast down
Pugnaciously
having the habit of fighting; fond of fighting; quarrelsome
Ostentatiously
done for display; intended to attract notice
Futile
not successful; useless; ineffectual
Insinuations
an indirect or covert suggestion or hint
Usurper
to seize and hold by force or without legal right
Refracted
to deflect from a straight path by refraction
Temporized
to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting
Broached
to bring up (a subject) for discussion or debate; to announce
Endurable
tolerable; bearable
Languished
to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade
Gaped
to stare with open mouth, as in wonder
Transients
not lasting, enduring, or permanent
Fend
to ward off
Phosphorescent
exhibiting the property of being luminous at temperatures below incandescence
Sacrilege
the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred
Fracas
a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight; riotous brawl; uproar
Stolid
not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive
Sultry
oppressively hot and close or moist
Oblique
neither perpendicular not parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping
Consolidated
brought together into a single whole
Disgorged
to eject or throw out from the throat, mouth, or stomach; vomit forth
Supplication
humble prayer, entreaty, or petition
Ferocity
a ferocious quality or state; savage fierceness
Delirium
a state of violent excitement or emotion
Fiend
Satan; the devil
Feted
having an offensive odor; stinking
Wanton
done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably