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20 Cards in this Set
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filled with fear, horror, or amazement
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aghast
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emotionally distant; uninvolved; disinterested; standoffish
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aloof
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the young of a family
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brood
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to preserve the memory of
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commemorate
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ordinary; not original or interesting
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commonplace
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showing scorn for something or someone regarded as unworthy
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disdainful
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to go off in different directions; to scatter
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disperse
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to get rid of completely
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eradicate
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to make worse, more violent, or more bitter
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exacerbate
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endlessly; constantly
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incessantly
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heartbroken; impossible to comfort
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inconsolable
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to take (property) by force, especially in warfare
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plunder
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having great weight or bulk; heavy
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ponderous
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the act of looking back or thinking about the past
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retrospect
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feeling or expressing respect or courtesy
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reverent
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to smother for lack of air; to prevent from developing properly
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stifle
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to stir up; to cause to increase
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stoke
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arranged in layers or levels
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tiered
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to work very hard or for very long hours
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toil
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to go beyond
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transcend
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