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132 Cards in this Set
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Religious devotion and reverance to God; Devotion to family; an act thought or statement.
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Piety
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A partiality or disposition in favor of something, preferance; to think favorably
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Predilection
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something that has a real existance; especially when considered as distinct indepandant, self-controled.
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Entity
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the list of dramas, operas, parts, peices, that a company, actor, singer is prepared to preform.
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Reperitoire
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The systematic practice of discriminating against and segregating black people.
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Jim Crow Laws
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Habitually untalkative, inclined to silence.
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Taciturn
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To make mild, or less severe, relive.
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Assuage
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A residence, home, legal residence.
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Domicile
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Unjustly cruel, harsh, or severe.
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Tyrannical
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Article of moveable property, slave.
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Chattel
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Druggist, pharmicist, pharmacy, drug-store.
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Apothecary
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Hazy, vauge, in distinct or confused.
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Nebulous
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Without liveliness or spirit, dull
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Vapid
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Able to be touched or felt.
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Palpable
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to narrate facts or preticulars, in deatial
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Recounted
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Pleasantly calm or peaceful, untroubled, tranquil.
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Placid
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Sly, by steath, secretly.
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Furtive
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Not allowing light to pass through.
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Opaque
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Disinclined to exert ones self, lazy.
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Indolently
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Axious or fearful about the future.
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Apprehensive
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Quick skillful in movement, quick, sure, easy way.
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Deft
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Irritable and discontented; Worried or depressed.
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Fret
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Gloomy or somber; sulky
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Sullen
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Extremly important; urgent.
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Imperative
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Loud, flashy, too bright, obnoxious.
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Garish
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Natural emotional outlook or mood; temperment, characeristic, attitude.
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Disposition
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A sudden downfall or defeat.
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Debacle
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Smoothly agreeable, sophisticated and polite.
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Suave
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Dangerously lacking security.
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Percarious
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Using few words and expressing much in few words.
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Laconic
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A very stong wind/ noisy outbrust.
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Gale
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The act of offering or suggesting something to be considered, adopted, accepted, or done.
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Proposition
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A savage ill tempered person.
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Tartar
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Not wise, lacking discretion.
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Imprudent
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Axious or concerned.
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Solicitously
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Wild, primitive or cruel; uncivilized, feirce ferocious
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Savage
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Very bad.
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Deplorable
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Commanding respect because of great age or impressive dignity.
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Venerable
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Feelings of doubt or guilt.
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Scruple
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A search/ inspection of an area.
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Reconnaisance
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To stay for a long time.
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Sojourn
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Showing or expressing contempt, distain, scornful.
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Contemptuous
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Orignanating in a particular region; native of.
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Indigenous
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Gross injustice or wickedness; sin violation.
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Iniquity
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Attack, assault.
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Onslaught
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An act or instance of dispencing, distributing.
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Dispensation
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Quality or state of being tranquil, calm, peacfull.
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Tranquillity
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A feeling of humiliation, shame, as through injury to ones pride.
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Mortification
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Occuring or coming later or after.
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Subsequent
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Tending to argument or strife.
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Contentious
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Look down on.
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Condescend
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Sensitive to emptional feeling.
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Sentimentality
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Having no fixed course.
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Erratic
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Courtious and gracious.
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Cordial(ly)
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To irritate, annoy, provoke.
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Vex
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Promising success, favorable.
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Auspicious
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Tiny, very little.
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Diminutive
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Tending to argument or strife.
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Contentious
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An inclination to preform kind, charitable acts.
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Benevolence
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Not spoken, inferred by actions or statements.
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Tacit
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Process of llegaly establishing a will at court.
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Probate
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Sadness or depression; glommy disposition.
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Melancholy
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Having kindly disposition; gracious
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Benign
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Of penetrating to a master, athoritaive.
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Magiserial
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Disapproval.
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Disaprobation
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To diecide or detirmine; Settle differences, betweeen opposing sides.
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Abritrate
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Having only one syllable; short simple worded vocabulary.
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Monosyllabic
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To supress, put an end to.
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Quell
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A wicked or evil person.
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Villian
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Resisting control or restriant in a difficult manner.
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Obsteperous
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To intruct or benefit; especially morally or spiritually.
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Edify
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Something that instigate, angers, or irritates.
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Provocation
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The act of departing from the right or normal.
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Aberration
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A child Surreptititiously substituted for anoter.
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Changeling
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To know for certain;findout definatly.
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Ascertain
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A place or establishment where distilling is done.
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Distillery
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Having an analogy; corresponding in some particular way.
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Analogous
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Foolish, unintelligent, silly, stupid.
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Asinine
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Obstruction, obstacle.
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Impediment
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Disagreeable to deal with contenious, peevish.
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Cantankerous
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Having inclined to stroke.
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Apoplectic
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Not noticable or prominant.
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Inconspicuous
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Unsure, uncertain, not definate.
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Tentative
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Cunning, stealth, craft, in obatianing a goal.
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Guile
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Solicitor
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A person whose business is to solicit
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Convene
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To come together or asemble
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Acrimonious
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Caustic, stinging or bitter
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Ambidextrous
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Able to use both hands
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Mollify
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Soften in feeling or temper
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Arid
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Being without mositure
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Volition
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Act of willing choosing or resloving
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Perpetrate
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To commit
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Unmittigated
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Not softened or lessened
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Temerity
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Recklace boldness, rashness
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Vehement
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Zealous, ardent, impassionated (intense)
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Brevity
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Shortness of time
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Subpoena
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For summoning of witnesses
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Elucidate
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To make lucid or clear
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Veranda
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Large open porch
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Amiable
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Having or showing pleasant qualities
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Belfry
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A bell tower
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Crescendo
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A gradual steady increase in loudness of a song
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Baffled
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To confuse, bewilder
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Vivacious
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Lively animated
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Pantomine
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Technique of conveving emotions, actions, feelings
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Facetious
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Not ment to be taken seriously
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Placte
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To appease or pacify
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Morose
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Gloomy or sullenly
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Inexorable
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Unyeilding, unalterable
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Inarticulate
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Lacking the ability to express ones self
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Repose
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Peace, tranquillity, calm, absense of movement
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Obstinante
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Firmly or stubbornly adhearing to one's purpose or opinion
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Precocious
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Unusually advanced or mature in development
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Subtle
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Fine or delicate in meaning
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Intimation
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Hint suggestion (intimate= to make known)
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Reproach
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To find fault with a person
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Irate
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Angry, enraged
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Appraisal
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Act of estimating, assesment
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Wry
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Distortion or loopsidedness of facial features
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Gallant
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A brave spirited-noble person
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Caricature
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A picture exaggerating the pecularities of a person
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Imperious
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Domineering in a haughty manner, dictorial
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Chivalrous
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Having the qualities of chivalry; Loyalty, courage and, courtesy
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Temperance
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Moderation or self-restraint in action
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Ominous
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Portending evil or harm
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Deferential
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Respectful, showing deference
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Nonplus
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Rendering perplexed
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Retaliate
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Return like for like
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Compunction
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A feeling of uneasyness or anxiety
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Interminable
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Incapable of being terminated
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Frivolous
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Characterized by lack of seriousness
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Trepidation
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Tremulous fear, alarm agitation
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