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15 Cards in this Set
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Thwarted
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Keep from doing something.
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Inauspicious
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With signs of failure.
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Engrossed
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Occupy wholly.
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Peruse
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Read through carefully.
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Treachery
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Breaking of faith.
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Vexation
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To be full of irritation.
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Intercede
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Plead or beg in another's behalf.
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Penury
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Great poverty.
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Cordially
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Heartily.
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Verbatim
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In exactly the same words as were used originally.
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Duplicitous
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Deceitful.
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Sovereign
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A supreme ruler.
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Extant
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Still in existence.
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Repartee
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Conversation or speech characterized by quick, witty remarks or comments.
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Circumlocution
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Talking around something rather than getting straight to the point.
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