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56 Cards in this Set
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vulnerable
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capable of being wounded; open to attack
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privy
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admitted as one sharing a secret
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plagiaristic
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false,fake
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scorn
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contempt; anger and disgust
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contemptuously
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despairingly
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banns
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public announcement of engagement
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deft
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quick and net in actions; skilled
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extemporizing
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to do something spontaneously
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fractiousness
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a state of being broken
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hulking
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massive
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incredulously
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disbelievingly
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languidly
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weakly;sluggishly
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rotogravure
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process of making prints(photos)
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supercilious
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haughtiness
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cynic
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a person who is skeptical, sometimes selfishly
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contiguous
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touching
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hauteur
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arrogance
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incessant
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constant
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pastoral
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of or relating to rural life
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saunter
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stroll
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strident
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grating; harsh sounding
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permeate
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pervade; seep
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melancholy
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dejection; deep sadness
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impetuously
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do without thought, spontaneously
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implored
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begged
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indignant
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angry because of something unjust, unworthy or mean
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tantalizing
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teasing; keeping just out of reach
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flicker
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move irregularly
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sporadic
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occuring now and then
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punctilious
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marked by precise codes or conventions
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juxtaposition
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side by side placement
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succulent
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juicy
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denizen
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citizen
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wan
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dim; faint
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gaudily
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extravagantly; showily
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harrowed
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tormented
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reproach
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disgrace
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pompadour
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a 20s hairstyle
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vitality
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liveliness
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illusion
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misconception
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initative
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a self motivated first step
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perturbed
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annoyed
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oppressiveness
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burdened by an abuse of power
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oblivion
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condition of being forgotten
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menagerie
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a collection
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portentous
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foreboding; ominous
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truculent
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savage
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crooning
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singing; murmuring
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ironic
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the outcome is oppostie of what is expected
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forlorn
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hopeless, sad, lonely
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grotesque
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bizarre
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inexplicable
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can't be explained
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holocaust
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thorough destruction (by fire)
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complacent
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calm, indifferent
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deranged
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mentally ill
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transitory
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temporary
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