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15 Cards in this Set
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Abandon
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total lack of inhibition
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brigand
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bandit or outlaw
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canonize
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to declare a person a saint; raise to highest honors
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dirge
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funeral hymn
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entreat
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to plead, to beg
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fission
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process of splitting into 2 parts
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hackneyed
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worn out by over-use
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impetuous
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quick to act without thinking
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languid
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lacking energy; indifferent; slow
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ossify
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to turn to bone' to become rigid
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paltry
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pitifully small or worthless
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quintessence
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most typical example; concentrated essence
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repast
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meal or mealtime
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sallow
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sickly yellow in color
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torrid
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burning hot; passionate
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