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50 Cards in this Set
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imprudent
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unwise
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acquesced
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accepted, complied with
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exasperstion
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great annoyance
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pious
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showing religious devotion
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retorted
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replied sharply
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reconciliation
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friendly end to a quarrel
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impunity
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freedom from punishment or harm
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retribution
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punishment
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immolation
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destruction
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connisseurship
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expert knowledge
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endeavored
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tried
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obstinate
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stubbor
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succession
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series
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instigate
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urges onto some action, usually negative or sets something in motion
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agile
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moving with ease
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depreciate
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make something seem less important;lower the value of
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discreet
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showing good judgement in what one says and does;especially being safe or careful
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scrunity
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close inspection
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nimble
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quickly moving
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coveted
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longed-for
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incessantly
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constantly;continually
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disconsolate
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causing sadness or depression also very unhappy
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vexation
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disturbance;distress
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pauper
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very poor person
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adulation
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intense or excessive admiration or praise
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privations
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hardships;lack of things needed for happy healthy life
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exorbitant
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much too high in price or amount
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inaugurating
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formally beginning
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exhilarates
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gladdens;excites
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dilapidated
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shabby;falling apart
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paraphernalia
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equipment;gear
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carnage
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widespread killing;slaughter
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disposition
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usual frame of mind; temperment
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arid
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lacking enough water for many types of plants to grow;dry
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futile
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useless;vain
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impoverished
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poor;poverty-stricken
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poignantly
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with a sharp sadness or pain;movingly
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clarity
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clearness
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placidly
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calmly;quietly
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malicious
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showing a desire to harm another; spiteful
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contrition
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deep feelings of guilt and repentance
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sullenly
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resentfully;gloomilly
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imminent
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near;about to happen
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iridescent
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rainbow-like;displaying a shifting range of colors
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serene
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peaceful;calm
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infallibility
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inability to make a mistake
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blighted
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suffering from conditions that destroy or prevent growth
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reiterated
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repeated
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precariously
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unsteadily;insecurely
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mar
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damage;spoil
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