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20 Cards in this Set
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crafty dealings, underhanded plotting, to for and carry our plots, to puzzle or excite the curiosity
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intrigue
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an area of authority or control;the right to administer justice
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jurisdiction
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appearing true, reasonable or fair
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plausible
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common, vulgar, belonging to the lower class, a common person belonging to the lower class
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plebian
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wastefully extravagant;lavishly or generously abundantmone who is wasteful and self-indulgent
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prodigal
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to grind or powder to dust; to destroy or overcome(as though smashing into fragments)
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pulverize
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nearness, closeness
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proximity
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that which follows, as a result;a literary work or film continued the story of one written or made earlier
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sequel
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highly changeable, fickle;tending to become violent or explosive;changing readily from the liquid to the gaseous state
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volatile
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not able to be hear
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inaudible
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filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
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aghast
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more than enough, large, spacious
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ample
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a ghost or ghostly figure;an unexplained or unususual appearance
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apparition
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to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
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assert
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to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
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cower
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to look upon with scorn;to refuse scornfully;a feeling of contempt
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disdain
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a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
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epitaph
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having to do with morals, values, right and wrong;in accordance with standards of right conduct;requiring a perscription for purpose
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ethical
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humorous, not meant seriously
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facetious
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without restraint or control;unselective
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indiscriminate
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