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20 Cards in this Set
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a guard, sentry
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sentinel
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a checkered cotton fabric
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gingham
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to walk about aimlessly without finding a goal
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traipse
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a tall chest of drawers on legs
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highboy
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going apart from or against an established government
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sedition
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lacking energy
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languid
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disheartened
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crestfallen
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insulted openly
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affronted
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eager willingness
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alacrity
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a dramatic scene or picture
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tableau
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an ache in the lower back
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lumbago
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unconcerned
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indifferent
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direct, opposite
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antithesis
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in a way that does not call attention to oneself
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unobtrusively
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a learned or experienced person
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savant
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eyeglasses that clip onto the bridge of the nose
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pince-nez
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mercy killing
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euthanasia
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merchandise imported or exported contrary to law
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contraband
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fortress
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citadel
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disbelief in the sincerity of other people's motives
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cynicism
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