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30 Cards in this Set
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To come between; to mediate; to occur between times
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intervene
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To make numb with amazement; to stun into helplessness
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stupefy
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Depressing, discouraging, harsh, cold, barren, raw
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bleak
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Partially open
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ajar
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To object, to make exception
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demur
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An emotional or psychological cleansing that brings relief or renewal
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cartharsis
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To make less severe; to relieve, to lessen
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alleviate
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A territory over which one rules has influence or powers
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domain
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Truthfulness, sincere honesty
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candor
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Events following some occurence; a consequence of
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aftermath
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A natural attraction; kinship; similarity
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affinity
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To tempt r persuade by using deception or flattery
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inveigle
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A leader who obtains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people
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demagogue
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Extremely unconventional or far fetched
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bizarre
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Careless, negligent; not tense, slack
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lax
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About; at an estimated historical time period
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circa
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Multi-colored, especially of more than one color in patches
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pied
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A substance used to destroy plants, especially weeds
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herbicide
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Depression of spirits, gloomy, weary
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melancholy
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Situated in front
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anterior
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To beautify by adding ornaments; to add fanciful or fictitious details to
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embellish
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Ill humor, irritable, cranky
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petulant
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To criticize harshly, usually with the intention or correcting wrongdoing
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castigate
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Pull away, take by violence
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wrest
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Stubborn; contrary; intractable
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perverse
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Snakelike in shape or movement; winding as a snake
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serpentine
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Border upon; to adjoin
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abut
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To seperate or keep apart from others
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segregate
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Shriveled, shrunken, dried up
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wither
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To soothe; to make less severe; to satisfy, ease, lessen
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assuage
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