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24 Cards in this Set
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Ransack
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to search thoroughly through,to rob,plunder
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Inaccessible
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hard to get at, hard to reach or enter
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Amenities
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things that make life easier or more pleasant;conveniences
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Maverick
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an independent indvidual who refuses to conform with the group
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flippantly
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treating lightly something serious or worthy of respect
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Meekly
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showing humility,quietly,patiently
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Candidly
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sincerely,honestly,frankly
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Penchant
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a definite tendency, a strong inclination
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Malevolently
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wishing evil on another or others
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Gruffly
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deeply,harshly,roughly, sternly
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woefully
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wretchedly
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Ornate
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much adorned;decorated;an ornate vase
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Artfully
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showing art or skill;skillfully,ingeniously,
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Purse
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to draw together,to press into folds or wrinkles; to purse ones lips
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Temerity
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reckless,boldness,rashness
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Solemnly
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seriously,thoughtfully
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Ominously
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foretelling evil
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Threadbare
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worn so much that the threads show
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nattily
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trimly neat and tidy, as in nattily dressed
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Mutely
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silently,wordlessly,toned down
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Precariously
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lacking security or stability
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Dwindle
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to waste away, to diminish
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Vex
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To annoy or provoke, to trouble , to disturb
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Barren
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lacking or unable to produce plants;vacant,empty,unfertile
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