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49 Cards in this Set
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AMBLED
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to walk at a leisurely pace (cowboy)
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ASSUAGED
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to lessen or calm
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PIETY
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devoted to religious duties and practices
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CONDESCEND
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agree to do something that you believe is beneath you (Jem, a 5th grader taking Scout to a 1st grade play)
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ENTAILMENT
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legal proceedings involving the use of inherited property
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SOJOURN
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a brief visit
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AMIABLE
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friendly
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CONTEMPTUOUS
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feeling something or someone is worthless or beneath you
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DIMINUTIVE
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smaller than normal
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DISPENSATION
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release from an obligation or promise
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AUSPICIOUS
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favorable
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MEDITATIVE
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to reflect upon something; to think about
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UNFATHOMABLE
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something that cannot be understood
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COMPENSATION
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to pay for something or make up for something
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INDICATIVE
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showing or pointing out something
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INCONSPICUOUS
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not attracting attention to oneself
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PROPENSITIES
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inclinations or tendencies
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GARISH
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gaudy; showy; very bright
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INFALLIBLE
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never wrong
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TAUT
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tightly stretched
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FUTILITY
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feeling of uselessness; hopelessness
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SUBTLE
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not obvious; quiet
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ACRIMONIOUS
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sarcastic; bitter; nasty
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AFFIRMATIVE
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to indicate "yes"; a positive confirmation
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SULLEN
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gloomy and threatening
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TEDIOUS
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boring and tiresome
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DISCREET
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carefully phrased; cautious
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FERAL
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wild; savage
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RUEFUL
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regretfully
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VEHEMENT
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full of emotion and strong feeling
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APPREHENSION
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fear; sense that sense that something will happen
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IMPERTINENCE
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disrespect
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SCOWL
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a look of displeasure
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RECLUSE
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someone who stays away from society and the company of others (Boo Radley)
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NONDESCRIPT
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dull; with no special or interesting qualities
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ECCENTRICITIES
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odd behavior
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BLANDLY
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smoothly; without excitement
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CUNNING
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skilled in deceiving; craftiness; sly; clever
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VEX
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to irritate; annoy; provoke
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GAPED
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to stare with open mouth, as in wonder or shock
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CARICATURES
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a picture or description that exaggerates some characteristics of a person or thing; distorted image
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EXODUS
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a departure or emigration, usually involving a large number of people; the second book of the Bible
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CORROBORATIVE
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to make more certain; confirm
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PILGRIMAGE
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a journey, especially a long one made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion or homage to something or someone
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RECONNAISSANCE
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a general search made of an area or region
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INDIGNANT
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expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust; offensive; insulting; or bias
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CURTNESS
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rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner; concise; short
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ACQUITTAL
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being found not guilty of a criminal charge in a court of law
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ELUCIDATE
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to make clear; explain; prove; clarification
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