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10 Cards in this Set
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cogitate
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to think hard, contemplate
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rapacious
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giving into the satisfaction of greed, demanding
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vie
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rivalry with another, challenge
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eschew
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abstain or keep away from
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despotic
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dominant, absolute power defined by control
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modicum
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a small amount, few
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doleful
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sorrowful, mournful
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vestige
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evidence, remains
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juncture
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a critical point of time
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plaintive
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expressing sorrow, extremely pathetic
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