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20 Cards in this Set
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accouchement
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experience (or act) of giving childbirth
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camaraderie
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a bond or friendship that develops between people
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capricious
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unpredictable; erratic
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countenance
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facial expression
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demure
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calm; serious; reserved
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dissent
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to disagree
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diminutive
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small or tiny
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ennui
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a feeling of boredom
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extraneous
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irrelevant; not needed
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immutable
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not capable of change
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imperious
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domineering; overbearing; commanding
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matron
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- a dignified, married woman
- a mother of high social status |
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mirth
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happiness, joy
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peignoir
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a dressing gown worn by a woman
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perambulate
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to search or explore on foot
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pirogue
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a canoe made from a hollowed tree trunk
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plaintive
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sad; sorrowful
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prudish
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excessively proper
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sonorous
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deep and powerful sounding
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tragedian
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a actor or writer of tragedy
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