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20 Cards in this Set
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(adj.) filled with amazement, disgust, fear or terror.
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Aghast
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(v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully.
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Assert
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(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame.
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Cower
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(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt.
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Disdain
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(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone.
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Epitaph
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(adj.) having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase.
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Ethical
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(adj.) humorous, not meant seriously.
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Facetious
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(adj.) not able to be heard.
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Inaudible
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(adj.) without restraint or control; unselective.
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Indiscriminate
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(n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and cary out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity.
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Intrigue
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(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice.
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Jurisdiction
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(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair.
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Plausible
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(adj.) more than enough, large, spacious.
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Ample
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(adj.) common, vugar; belonging to the lower class; (n.) a common person, member of the lower class.
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Plebian
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(adj.) wastefully, extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wastefu and self- indulgent.
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Prodigal
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(n.) a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance.
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Apparition
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(n.) nearness, closeness.
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Proximity
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(v.) to grind or pound to a powder or dust; to destroy or overcome (as though by smashing into fragments).
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Pulverize
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(n.) that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier.
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Sequel
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(adj.) highly changeable, fickle; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state.
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Volatile
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