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44 Cards in this Set
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Assuaged
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to make less severe
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chattels
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movable articles of personal property
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Tyrannical
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unjustly, cruel or severe
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Vapid
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lacking spirit or interest; dull
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Bounty
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a premium or reward
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Vexations
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a cause of annoyance
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Diminutive
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much smaller than average; tiny
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Abominable
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very bad or unpleasant
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Tacit
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understood without being openly expressed
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Asinine
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silly; stupid
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Accosted
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To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
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Cordial
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courteous and gracious
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Mystical
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spiritually symbolic
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Lurked
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to lie, hidden as in ambush
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Innate
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existing one from birth
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Peril
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danger
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Erratically
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innocent
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Foliage
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leaves as of a tree or plant
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Shiver
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to shake or tremble
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Vicious
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evil or depraved; spiteful
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Articulate
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uttered clearly
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Wrathful
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fierce anger
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Melancholy
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sadness
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Arbor
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a leafy, shady recess
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Asylum
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institution for the care of ill persons
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Frivolous
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lack of seriousness or sense
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Relic
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something surviving from the past
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Tirade
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a prolonged outburst of bitter denunciation
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Barnacles
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a clinging person or thing
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Commence
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to begin; start
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Cantankerous
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quarrelsome
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Escapade
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reckless adventure or wild prank
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Confines
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to enclose or keep within bounds
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Pensive
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dreamily
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Fey
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whimsical; strange
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Ablaze
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on fire
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Varmints
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a person or animal regarded as troublesome
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Devoid
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totally lacking destitude
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Gavel
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a small mallet used by the presiding officer of a meeting, a judge, etc., usually to signal for attention or order.
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Haughty
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snobbish, arrogant
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Pilgrimage
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any long journey
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Fraud
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decit or trickery
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Enormity
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outrageous or heinous act
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Remorse
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deep painful regret for wrongdoing
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