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20 Cards in this Set
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Aghast
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Filled with amazement, disgust, fear, or terror
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Ample
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More than enough, large, spacious
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Apparition
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a ghostly figure, a ghost, an unexplained or unusual apperance
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Assert
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to declare or state as truth, maintain or defend, put forward forcefully
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Cower
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to crouch or shrink away from in fear or shame
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Disdain
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to look upon with scorn, to refuse scornfully, a feeling of contempt
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Epitaph
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a brief statement written on a tomb or gravestone
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Ethical
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having to do with moral values, right and wrong, in accordance with standards of right conduct
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Facetious
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humorous, not meant seriously
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Inaudible
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not able to be heard
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Indiscriminate
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without restraint or control; unselective
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Intrigue
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crafty dealings, underhanded plotting, and carry out plots
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Jurisdiction
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an area of authority or control, the right to administer justice
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Plausible
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appearing true, reasonable or fair
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Plebeian
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common, vulgar; belonging to the lower class, a common person, member of the lower class
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Prodigal
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wastefully extravagant, lavish or generously abundant, one who is wasteful or self-indulgent
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Proximity
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nearness or closeness
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Pulverize
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to grind or pound a powder to dust; to destroy
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Sequel
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that which follows, a result, a literary work or film that continues the story
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Volatile
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highly changeable, fickle, tending to become violent or explosive
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