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15 Cards in this Set
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Affront
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anopen insultorgivingof offense to somebody
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Morbid
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showing a strong interest in unpleasant orgloomy subjects such as death, murder, or accidents
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Medium
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somebody who is suppoedly able to convey messages between the spirits of the dead and living people
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Portentous
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excessively serious or pompous
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Inviolate
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not violatedorprofaned; intact
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Row
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Something that is difficultto do
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Vicarioulsy
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experienced through another person rather than at first hand, by using sympathy or the power of the imagination
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Rancor
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bitter, deeply held, and long-lasting ill will or resentment
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Expostulation
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to express disagreement or disapproval, or attempt to dissuade somebody from doing something
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Deranged
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completely unreasonable, especially as a result of great emotional excitement
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Redolent
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with a strong pleasant aroma
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Garrulous
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excessivly or pointlessly talkative
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Forlorn
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lonely and miserable, as though deserted or abandoned
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Fortuitously
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happening by chance
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Adventitious
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added from an outside and often unexpected source rather than intrinsic
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