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23 Cards in this Set
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intimate
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to state indirectly; to hint at
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interpose
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to put forth an order to intervene
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solemnity
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seriousness
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judicious
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cautious; wise
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veritable
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genuine; true
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laborious
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difficult; requiring hardwork
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revel
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to take pleasure in
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fastidious
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difficult to please; critical
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gaudy
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showy; but lacking good taste
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poignant
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emotionally moving
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complacency
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self-satisfaction
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interminable
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endless
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deference
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respect
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chafe
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to irritate; to become impatient
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perilous
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dangerous
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malign
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to cause harm; evil in nature
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conflagration
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a huge fire; conflict
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stolidity
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showing no emotion
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prostrate
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lying flat on the ground
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ominious
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sinister; foreboding
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indolent
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lazy
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undulations
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wavelike motions
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recoil
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shrink away; draw back
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