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20 Cards in this Set
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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 unusual 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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v. to look upon with scorn, to refuse scornfully
n. a feeling of contempt |
disdain
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a breif statement written on a tombstone or gravestone
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epitaph
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having to do with morals, values, righ and wrong; in accordance with standards of right conduct; requiring a prescription for purchase
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ethical
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numorous, not meant seriously
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facetious
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not able to be heard
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inaudible
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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 curiosity |
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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adj. common, vulgar, belonging to the lower class;
n. a common person, member of the lower class |
plebian
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adj. wastefully extravagant; lavishly or generously abundant
n. one who is wastefull and self- indulegent |
prodigal
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nearness, closeness
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proximity
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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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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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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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