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20 Cards in this Set
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- Back
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acrid |
sharp |
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boorish |
ill-mannered |
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cynical |
believing that people act only out of selfish motives |
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epistle |
a letter |
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heresy |
against orthodox opinion |
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lance |
spear |
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obscure |
partially hidden |
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poignant |
deeply moving |
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respite |
a break |
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terse |
concise |
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acrophobia |
fear of heights |
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bourgeois |
middle class |
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debility |
weakness |
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epistolary |
concerned with letters |
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hiatus |
interuption |
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languid |
slow |
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obscured |
hidden |
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poised |
calm |
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resplendent |
shining |
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therapeutic |
medicinal |
