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14 Cards in this Set
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sullen
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-showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve.
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lilting
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- A cheerful or lively manner of speaking, in which the pitch of the voice varies pleasantly.
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incantation
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- the chanting or uttering of words purporting to have magical power.
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pulsate
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- to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
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rapt
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- to carry off; transport.
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contrition
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- sincere penitence or remorse.
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myriad
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- a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
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desultory
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- lacking in consistency, constancy, or visible order, disconnected; fitful
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crystalline
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- of or like crystal; clear; transparent.
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antithesis
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- opposition; contrast: the antithesis of right and wrong. (the direct opposite)
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advice
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I gave him advice to work hard.
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advise
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I advise him to work hard
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effect
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I will effect the outcome of the game.
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affect
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Winning the game, affected the player greatly.
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