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20 Cards in this Set
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unsullied |
spotlessly clean and fresh |
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absence |
failure to be present |
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foray |
a sudden short attack |
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compel
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force somebody to do something
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expound
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add details, as to an account or idea
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peculiar |
strange or odd; unusual. |
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ramshackle |
in deplorable condition |
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fractious |
inclined to make trouble |
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aloof |
distant, unfeeling and unfriendly |
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vigil |
a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray |
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articulate |
to speak clearly |
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evasion |
an act of escaping or avoiding |
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obscure |
not clearly expressed; hard to understand |
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acquit |
find innocent, absolve |
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indicted |
formally charged with a crime, accused |
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contradict |
assert the contrary or opposite of |
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hearse |
a vehicle for conveying a dead person |
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carcass |
the body of a human or animal |
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devout |
devoted to divine worship or service |
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diction |
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing; language |
