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14 Cards in this Set
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detain |
hold back: delay |
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vainly |
uselessly: without result |
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unrequited |
not returned in kind |
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parched |
very hot and dry |
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intently |
with great concentration |
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inconsol |
unable to be comforted; brokenhearted |
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ghastly |
horrible; ghost like |
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reluctance |
unwillingness |
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ascended |
moved up |
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imploved |
asked or begged |
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commenced |
began |
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invincible |
unbeatable |
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hovered |
hung in the air |
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impostor |
person who pretends to be someone or something that he or she is not |
