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20 Cards in this Set
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ECSTATIC
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FEELING OR EXPRESSING OVERWHELMING HAPPINESS OR JOYFUL EXCITEMENT
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RUEFUL
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EXPRESSING SORROW OR REGRET ESP. WHEN IN A SLIGHLY HUMOROUS WAY
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SOLITUDE
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THE STATE OR SITUATION OF BEING ALONE
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FALTER
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START TO LOSE STRENGTH OR MOMENTUM
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IMPLORE
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BEG SOMEONE EARNESTLY OR DESPERATELY TO DO SOMETHING
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PERVADE
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SPREAD THROUGH AND BE PERCEIVED IN EVERY PART OF
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GLIMPSE
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A MOMENTARY OR PARTIAL VIEW
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PERMEATE
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SPREAD THROUGHOUT
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WYRINGES
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A TUBE WITH A NOZZLE AND PISTON LIKE A HYPODERMIC SHOT
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EXPERTISE
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EXPERT SKILL OR KNOWLEDGE IN A PARTICULAR FIELD
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DEJECT
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MAKE SADE OR DISPIRITED, DEPRESS
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GENERALIZE
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INFER GENERAL PRINCIPLES FROM SPECIFIC CASES
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PRECISE
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MARKED BY EXACTNESS AND ACCURACY OF EXPRESSION OR DETAIL
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REALM
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A KINGDOM
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CROUCH
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ADOPT A POSITION WHERE THE KNEES ARE BENT AND THE UPPER BODY IS BROUGHT FORWARD AND DOWN, SOMETIMES TO AVOID DETECTION
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WEARILY
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FEELING OR SHOWING TIREDNESS, ESP AS A RESULT OF EXCESSIVE EXERTION OR LACK OF SLEEP
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LUMINOUS
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FULL OF OR SHEDDING LIGHT, BRIGHT OR SHINING ESP IN THE DARK
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RECEPTACLE
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AN OBJECT OR SPACE USED TO CONTAIN SOMETHING
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NUMBLY
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DEPRIVED OF THE POWER OF SENSATION
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PUNCTURE
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A SMALL HOLE IN A TIRE RESULTING IN AN ESCAPE OF AIR
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