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17 Cards in this Set
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Dissolute
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Wasted and immoral
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Inconceivable
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Unthinkable
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Expansively
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In an open, generous way
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Incredulity
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complete inability to believe
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Keening
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wailing or crying for the dead
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Surreptitiously
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secretly
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punctilious
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very careful about every detail of behavior, ceremony, so on
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talisman
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a thing that is thought to produce magical effects
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temporized
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spoke in order to gain time
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placatingly
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in a manner intended to calm or soothe
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commiseration
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the act of feeling or showing sorrow or pity for another's troubles
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wont
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usual practice; habit
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chasm
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a deep crack in the earth's surface
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Indulgence
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a lack of strictness
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Engaging
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tending to draw facorable attention; attractive
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Furtive
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sneaky
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Retort
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Quick, sharp, or witty reply
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