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20 Cards in this Set
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To cause to lose feeling; having lost power or feeling of movement
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Numb
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A series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion
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Commentary
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The state of being faithful; accuracy in details; exactness
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Fidelity
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A brawl; noisy quarrel; make ragged or worn
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Fray
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A brief statement giving a general view of some subject or book; summary
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Synopsis
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To delay leaving; linger; wait; to remain or stay for a while
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Tarry
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One aspect or side of a subject or problem; one of the cut surfaces of a gem
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Facet
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Something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat
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Setback
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Greedy or very hungry
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Ravenous
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To act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness
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Bungle
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Deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds
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Remorse
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To prove incorrect
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Refute
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The length of time that something continues or lasts
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Duration
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With a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe
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Acute
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To make peaceful or calm
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Pacify
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Stubborn; willful
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Headstrong
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To talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts
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Bluster
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Causing fear because of strangeness; weird; mysterious
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Eerie
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Overly self-satisfied; self-righteous
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Smug
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A person or animal living permanently in a given place
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Inhabitant
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