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20 Cards in this Set
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plausible
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(adj.) appearing true, reasonable, or fair.
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volatile
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(adj.)highly changeable, fickly; tending to become violent or explosive; changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state.
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Plebeian
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(adj.) common, vulgar, belonging to lower class (n) a common person, member of the lower class.
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prodigal
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(adj.) wastefully extravagant,; lavishly or generously abundant; (n.) one who is wasteful and seld-indulgent.
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disdain
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(v.) to look upon with scorn; to refuse scornfully; (n.) a feeling of contempt.
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Aghast
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(adj.) Filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror.
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jurisdiction
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(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to adminiter justice.
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apparition
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(n.)a ghost or ghostly figure; an unexplained or unusual appearance.
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ample
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(adj.) more than enough, large, spacious.
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assert
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(v.) to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully.
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indiscriminate
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(adj.) without restraint or control; unselective.
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sequel
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(n.) that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one made earlier.
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epitaph
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(n.) a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone.
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cower
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(v.) to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame.
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ethical
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(adj.) having to do with morals, values, right and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase.
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proximity
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(n.) nearness, closeness.
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inaudible
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not able to be heard.
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pulverize
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(v.) to grind or pound to a powder or doust; to destory or oversome(as though by smashing into fragment)
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intrigue
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(n.) crafty dealings, underhanded plotting; (v.) to form and carry out plots; to puzzle or excite the curiosity.
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facetious
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(adj) humorous, not meant seriously.
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