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23 Cards in this Set
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SEDATELY |
CALM QUIET OR COMPOSED |
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ORNERY |
BAD-TEMPERED AND COMBATIVE |
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CONTEMPTUOUSLY |
SHOWING OR EXPRESSING CONTEMPT OR DISDISDAIN |
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ALOOF |
NOT FRIENDLY OR FORTHCOMING |
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TEPID |
ONLY SLIGHTLY WARM; LUKEWARM |
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TOWHEADED |
FAIR-HEADED |
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REFORMATORY |
AN INSTITUTION TO WHICH YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS ARE SENT AS AN ALTERNATIVE PRISON-A REFORM SCHOOL |
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IMPLORE |
BEG SOMEONE EARNESTLY OR DESPERATELY TO DO SOMETHING |
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SEIGE |
A MILITARY OPERATION IN WHICH ENEMY FORCES SURROUND A BUILDING CUTTING OFF ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES |
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PREMONITION |
A FEELING OF ANTICIPATION OR ANXIETY OVER A FUTURE EVENT |
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GALLANT |
BRAVE OR HEROIC |
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SNOOKER |
A GAME PLAYED WITH CUES ON A BILLIARD TABLE-A FORM OF POOL |
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MADRAS |
A STRONG, FINE TEXTURED COTTON FABRIC, TYPICALLY PATTERNED WITH WITH COLORFUL STRIPES OR CHECKS |
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FUZZ |
SLANG TERM FOR THE POLICE |
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TONGAS |
A LIGHT HORSE-DRAWN TWO WHEELED VEHICLE USED IN INDIA |
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JASMINE |
AN OLD WORLD SHRUB OR CLIMBING PLANTTHAT BEARS FRAGRANT FLOWERS USED IN PERFUME OR TEA |
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SARI |
A GARMENT CONSISTING OF A LENGTH OF COTTON OR SILK ELABORATELY DRAPED AROUND THE BODY |
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PRECARIOUS |
NOT SECURELY HELD IN A POSITION; DANGEROUSLY LIKELY TO FALL AND COLLASPE. DEPENDENT ON CHANCE; UNCERTAIN |
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INSULAR |
IGNORANT OR UNINTERESTED IN CULTURES, IDEAS, OR PEOPLES OUTSIDE ONES OWN EXPERIENCE |
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PALPITATING |
BEAT RAPIDLY, STRONGLY, OR IRREGULARLY |
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BILDUNGSROMAN |
GENRE THAT MEANS COMING OF AGE |
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PARADOX |
A STATEMENT THAT APPARENTLY CONTRADICTS ITSELF AND YET MIGHT BE TRUE |
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LYNX |
A WILDCAT WITH YELLOWISH-BROWN FUR A SHORT TAIL, TUFTED EARS, FOUND CHIEFLY IN THE NORTHERN LATITUDES OR NORTH AMERICA AND EURASIA |