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24 Cards in this Set
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what does obdurate mean?
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stubborn
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What does berate mean?
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to scold
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what does maim mean?
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to disable
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what does pious mean?
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religious
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what does deft mean?
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skillful, quick-moving
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What does demeanor mean?
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behavior
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what does inundate mean?
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to flood; to overwhelm with aboundance
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what does gesticulated mean?
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to make or use gestures
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what does garrulous mean?
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talkative
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what does malice mean?
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a wish to hurt others or to make them suffer
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what does queue mean?
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a line of people
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what does turbulent mean?
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disorderly, unruly
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what does stoic mean?
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a person who shows no emotion
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what does avert mean?
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to turn away (eyes)
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what does pompous mean?
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arrogant
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what does spector mean?
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a ghost
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what does peril mean?
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danger
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what does aghast mean?
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horrified
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what does defiant mean?
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bodly resisting authority
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what does sedition mean?
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a stirring up of a rebellion against a government
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what does muck mean?
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dirt
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what does munitions mean?
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materials used in war
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what does surfeit mean?
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to overfeed
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what does disconsolate mean?
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cheerless, unhappy
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