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