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20 Cards in this Set
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specious
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(adj.) seemingly true but actually false
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enmity
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(n.) deep-seated, often mutual hatred
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decorous
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(adj.) marked by appropriate behavior or conduct
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strident
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(adj.) loud, harsh, grating, shrill
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incredulous
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(adj.) skeptical, disbelieving
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suffuse
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(v.) to spread through or over, as with liquid, color or light
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pallor
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(n.) extreme or unnatural paleness
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indignation
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(n.) anger aroused by something unjust or mean
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surmount
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(v.) to overcome, to conquer, to get to the top of
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pliant
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(adj.) easily bent or flexed
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officious
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(adj.) meddlesome or interfering
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furtive
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(adj.) secretive or shifty
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inscrutable
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(adj.) mysterious
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contrite
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(adj.) repentant; arising from a sense of guilt
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opaque
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(adj.) not transparent; hard to understand
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tacit
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(adj.) implied but not expressed
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susurration
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(n.) a murmur, whisper, or soft rustle
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dubious
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(adj.) unsure about an outcome; possibly dishonest or immoral; uncertain quality
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belligerence
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(n.) hostility or aggression
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impalpable
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(adj.) unable to be touched or sensed; hard to understand
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