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50 Cards in this Set
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Exalted (adj)
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Elevated, inflated, lofty
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importune (v)
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demand with urgency; insist repeatedly
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abscond (v)
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to leave suddenly and secretly; sneak off
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gesticulation (n)
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deliberate and vigorous motion or gesture
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retribution (n)
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punishment; retaliation; just revenge
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countenance (n)
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facial expression
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meretricious (adj)
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trashy looking, falsely attractive, pretentious
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prudent (adj)
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practical; cautious; level-headed
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impunity (n)
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freedom from punishment
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repose (n)
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rest; freedom from anxiety
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immolation (n)
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death; destruction
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explicit (adj)
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obvious; specific; clear-cut
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feeble (adj)
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weak
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unfettered (adj)
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not bound; unchained
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aperture (n)
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opening; space
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indolent (adj)
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lazy; inactive; at ease
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amenities (n)
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additional comforts
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affable (adj)
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friendly; cordial; polite
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ardent (adj)
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intense; passionate
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pungent (adj)
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sharp and strong in taste or odor
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harried (adj)
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tormented; harassed
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ornate (adj)
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flamboyant; flowery; flashy; excessively showy
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guile (n)
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deception or trickery
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prodigious (adj)
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great in size or degree; enormous or excellent
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profusion (n)
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abundance
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sage (adj)
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wise
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assuage (v)
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to calm or pacify
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travails (n)
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painful efforts
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revelry (n)
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festivity, noisy merriment
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implacable (adj)
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impossible to soothe; unforgiving
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benevolent (adj)
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generous, charitable
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vivacious (adj)
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energetic, lively, animated
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obstinate (adj)
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stubborn; not yielding to persuasion or reason
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tractable (adj)
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easily managed or controlled
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aloof (adj)
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distant; reserved (taken as unfriendly)
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indignant (adj)
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resentful or scornful due to unfair treatment
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capitulate (v)
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to surrender; to cease resisting
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pervasive (adj)
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widespread
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wistful (adj)
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thoughtful sadness; yearning with melancholy
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complicity (n)
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participation in a wrongful act
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taciturn (adj)
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quiet; silent
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sullied (adj)
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tainted; soiled; stained
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revelation (n)
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enlightenment; realization; "lightbulb" moment
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malevolent (adj)
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hateful; malicious
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concede (v)
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acknowledgement; admit; give in
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foray (n)
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a venture into unfamiliar territory
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illicit (adj)
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immoral; illegal; forbidden
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mortification (n)
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humiliation; embarassment
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sojourn (n)
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temporary stay
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contentious (adj)
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argumentative; quarrelsome; belligerent
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