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23 Cards in this Set
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Angular
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bonny and lean
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Bleak
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harsh and dreary
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Confound
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to bewilders; confuse
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Curtailed
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cut short
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Dappled
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spotted or speckled
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Dazzled
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amazed or overwhelmed by a spectacular display
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Eerie
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weird, especially in a frightening way
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Feverishly
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in a highly emotional or nervous way
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Illustrious
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well known or distinguished
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Incomprehensive
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not understandable
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Mobilize
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to assemble for a purpose
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Passive
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inactive; lacking energy and willpower
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Petty
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little of importance; trivial
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Prophecies
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prediction or foretelling of future events
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Resiliency
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ability to recover quickly from a illness
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Sanction
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to give approval
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Scorn
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to treat with contempt
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Seize
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to grab suddenly with force
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Snag
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to catch and tear
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Transitory
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lasting only a short time; temporary
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Tribute
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an action or gift that honors a deserving individual
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Unaccountably
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without apparent explanation
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Wretched
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miserable
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