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180 Cards in this Set
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Wring
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To get or extract by force, threats, etc.
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Ingenious
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Having greatMental ability; clever
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Libation
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The ritual of pouring out wine in a sacrifice
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Adversity
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State of misfortune, poverty and trouble
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Impieties
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Lack of reverence for God or respect for a parent
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Devastation
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Destruction; desolation
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Devastation
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Destruction; desolation
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Sheer
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Not mixed or mingled with anything; pure; absolute
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Blithe
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Showing a gay, cheerful disposition;Carefree
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Forge
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To move forward steadily
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Interrogate
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To ask questions
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Insolence
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Boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior
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Ravage
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To destroy violently; devastate, ruin
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Gale
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A strong wind
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Seers
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A person with power to foretell the future; prophet
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Lair
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Bed or resting place of wild animals
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Hearth
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Family life;Home
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Gall
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Boldness
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Radiance
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Brightness
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Heaves
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To raise; extent of horizontal displacement caused by fault
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Yoke
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A wooden harness harnessing two animals
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Buffeting
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A blow with the hand or fist
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Edict
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Official order
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Scheme
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To plot; plan in a deceitful way
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Consecrate
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To cause to be honored, holy
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Heir
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A person who inherits property upon ones death
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Impasse
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A situation offering no escape
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Jostling
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To bump or push by shoving
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Retribution
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Reward or punishment for something done in this life
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Perquisites
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A privilege or benefit to a person of high status; right
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Grudge
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To envy or resent
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Ensnare
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To catch or trap
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Brood
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The offspring;Group of particular kind
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Endow
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To provide withSome talent orQuality
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Kindred
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Related by birth
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Staunch
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Strong, loyal(Stop or check flow of blood.)
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Anarchy
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Lawlessness; political disorder and violence
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Headlong
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Reckless; moving with uncontrolled speed
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Salvage
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To save or rescue (from flood)
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Taut
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Tightly stretched
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Bandy(ing)
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To exchange words in an angry manner
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Blatant
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Offensively noisy; disagreeably loud
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Brazen
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Showing no shame; bold
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Steadings
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Place, site, or homestead
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Onset
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Start; ORAttack, assault
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Dirge
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A funeral hymn
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Withering
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To weaken; languish; decay
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Revile
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To use bad language in speaking to or about
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Transgress
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To break a law
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Augury
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An omen; sign; portent; indication
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Hover
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To stay suspended or flutter
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Talon
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A claw of a bird or other animal
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Rhetoric
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Artificial eloquence; showiness in language
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Tumult
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Noisy commotion; uproar; confusion
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Frenzied
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Wild or frantic outburst
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Inscrutable
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Not easily understood; obscure
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Discreet
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Careful about what one says or does
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Discreet
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Careful about what one says or does
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Rash
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Too hasty in action or speaking; reckless
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Hoard
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A supply stored up and hidden or kept in reserve
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Devastating
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Destroying;Overwhelming
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Imperial
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Of an empire
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Conscript(ed)
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Drafted; forced into service for the government
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Remote
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Far away; secluded
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Beacon
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To light up as a warning
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Piteous(ly)
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Deserving pity or compassion
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Wither(ed)
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Dried up, wilted; weakened
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Connotative
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Idea or notion suggested by a word or phrase
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Enhance
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To improve
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Pare
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To reduce or diminish gradually; to cut away
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Preeminent
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Excelling above others in a particular quality
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Delusions
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A false belief or opinion
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Authentic
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Trustworthy, reliable, can be believed
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Console
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To make feel less sad; to comfort
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Vitality
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Power to live; energy
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Inflame(d)
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To become excited; stimulated
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Disillusion
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To take away ideals and make disappointed
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Livid
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Discolored by a bruise OR pale
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Livid
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Discolored by a bruise OR pale
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Stoic(ally)
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Calm and unflinching under suffering
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incongruous
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Inappropriate; unsuitable
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Harrow(ing)
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Causing mental distress
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Rend(ing)
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To show grief or anguish
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Menace(ing)
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A threat or act of threatening
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Barrage
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A man made barrier in a stream,
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coarse
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Of inferior or poor quality
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Nurture(d)
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To raise or promote; to feed
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Row(s)
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A noisy quarrel, dispute, or distribute
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Millet
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Grass with which grain is used for eating
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Sinew
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A tendon; muscular power
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Meander(ing)
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Winding or convolutions; as of a stream
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Gait
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Walking on foot
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Tinge(d)
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A slight trace;To be colored with; slight tint
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Coolie
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A person doing heavy labor for little pay
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Effusive(ly)
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Expressing excessive emotion; too demonstrative
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Valor
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Marked courage or bravery
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(im)perceptible
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Subtle; not plain or distinctThat cant be perceived
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Dank
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Disagreeably damp; moist and chilly
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Envelope(d)
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To enclose or swallow up
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Languor
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Condition of being still, sluggish, or dull
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Mince(ing)
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To walk with short steps; in a dainty manner
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Lithe
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Bending easily Limber; flexible
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Votive
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Given in fulfillment of a vow or pledge
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Niche
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A recess or hollow wall
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Strapping
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Tall and well built
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Sortie
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A sudden rush; quick raid
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Feign(ed)
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Make a false show of; pretended; fake
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Gusto
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Great vigor or liveliness; enthusiastic
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Divert
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To distract the attention of;To turn; deflect
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Piteous
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Arousing or deserving pity;Pitiful
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Anecdote
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A short, account of something that happened
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Veer(ed)
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To turn or swing
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Meargre
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Of poor quality; inadequate
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Benign
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Good natured; kindly
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Prodigious
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Wonderful; amazing;
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Itinerant
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Traveling from place to place
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Abject
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Of the lowest degree; miserable
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Regard (n)
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Respect and affection
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Flushed
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To become red in the face; blush; glow
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Hawk
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To advertise or peddle (sell) goods in the street
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Permeate(d)
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To pass into or through and effect every part of
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Desolation
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Loneliness
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Delicacy
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A choice food
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Temperament
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a customary frame of mind or natural disposition
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Plaintive
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Mournful; sad; expressing sorrow
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Redolent
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Sweet-smellingFragrant
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Excursion
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A short trip
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Earnest
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Serious and intense
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Pelt(ed)
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To beat or strike heavily or steadily
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Brazier
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Metal pan to hold burning coals (warming a room)
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(un)abate(d)
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(not) diminishing; subsiding
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Obeisance
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A gesture of respect or reverence (bow)
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Somber
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Dark and gloomy; solemn; grave
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Cremation
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Burn up (to ashes)
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Billow(ing)
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Swelling mass or surge (of smoke)
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Vague(ly)
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Not certain in thought or feeling; uncertain
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Haphazard(ly)
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Randomly
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subsequent
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Coming after; following
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Fragile
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Easily destroyed
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Preoccupied
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Wholly absorbed in ones thoughts
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Gape(d)
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Open-mouthed stare; yawn
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Morose
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Characterized by gloom; gloomy, sullen
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Constrained
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Forced and unnatural
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cornice
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A horizontal molding at top of wall
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Coquettish
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Flirting
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Traverse
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To pass, cross
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Superfluity
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Something not needed
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Benevolent(ly)
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Kindly
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Pensive
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Thinking deeply, often of sad things
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Rogue
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Fun-loving mischievous person;
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Potency
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Power; strength
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Courtesan
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Prostitute; a mistress of a king
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lye
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Strong alkaline substance, used in making soap
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Befuddled
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Confused
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Malevolent
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Evil, malicious
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Supplication
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A humble request, prayer
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Corpuscle
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Protoplasmic particle with special function ; erythrocytes
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Posthumous
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Arising after ones death
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Consternation
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Great fear or shock making helpless
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Unequivocally
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Clear; plain; not ambiguous
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Depravity
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Corruption; weakness
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Chromosomes
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Carry the genes that convey hereditary characteristics
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Acute
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Serious; critical; crucial
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Tarpaulin
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Waterproof canvas
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Placidly
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Calm; quit; undisturbed
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Aggravate
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To make worse; Annoy
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Proximity
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State of being near
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Gravitated
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To be attracted or move toward
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Escapade
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A reckless adventure or prank
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Gesticulating
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To make or use gestures
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Bantering
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To tease or make fun of in playful way
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Eschewing
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To keep away from; avoid
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Asceticism
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Religious state reached by self-disciple/self-denial
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Septic
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Causing a poisoned state
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Tentativeness
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Not definite, final; uncertain
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Inauthenticity
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Not trustworthy ; not real
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Pincers
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Tool to grip or nip things
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Amanuensis
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Assistant who copies written things; secretary
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Bohemian
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Gypsy; Czech; person living in unconventional way
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anarchy
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Absence of government; lawlessness; disorder
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