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16 Cards in this Set
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despondent
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desparing, utterly discouraged or extremely dejected.
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morose
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gloomy, glum, sullen, surly, or in bitter ill human
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downcast
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depressed dispirited, dejected, or very discourages *downcast eyes
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austerE
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severe, stern, or harsh. morally strict; or simple or lacking ornament usually applied to habits and modes of life, adopted by people and the enviroment they create
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privation
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hardship or want, or the loss or absence of a quality; lack of comfort.
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tribulation
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distress, suffering, trouble, or misery *trials and tribulations
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misgiving
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feeling of doubt, fear or suspicion
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rue
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to feel remorse, regret
adj, rueful- to express sorrow |
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recoil
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to fall or draw back, or to shrink back suddently (in fear or disgust)
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languid
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weak, sluggish, dull, or lacking vigor or spirit
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mischance
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misfortune, badluck, or an unfortunate accident
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melee
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confused fight or struggle; a confused migling together
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disconcert
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to confuse, disturb, frustrate, upsert, or embarrass *usually people not things
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abash
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to embarrass, make ashamed of or uneasy; to discomfort
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derage
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to disarrange, upset, ot throe into confusion or disorder often refers to throwing someone into confusion
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harass
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to trouble, worry, or annoy or torment or to attack an enemy repeatedly
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