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20 Cards in this Set
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conceal
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hide; keep out of sight
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venture
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daring undertaking
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oppressive
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hard to bear
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consolingly
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act of comfort
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forlorn
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wretched in feeling or looks
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melancholy
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condition of sadness & low spirits
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accessible
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easy to reach, enter
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meager
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poor, scarce
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reluctantly
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unwillingly; hesitantly
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exasperated
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extreme annoyance
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hysterical
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excited; out of control
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disheartened
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discourage
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rueful
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unhappy expression
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grimace
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ugly or funny smile
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primly
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neat; properly (prim & proper)
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dismay
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sudden loss of courage or confidence
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plaintively
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expression of sorrow
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receded
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move backward
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parson
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minister in charge of a parish
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shamelessly
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without shame or guilt
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