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20 Cards in this Set
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abashed
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embarrassed; ashamed
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appellation
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title; alternate name, "nick name"
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autumnal
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age, entering maturity
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behoove
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to improve; to benefit
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colloquy
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a formal conversation
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comport
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to conduct or behave
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conjecture
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to guess; infer; predict
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estrange
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to keep at a distance; to alienate; to not share with
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expound
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to describe/explain in great detail
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fervor
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passion; enthusiasm
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furrow
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line; crease; wrinkle
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gentility
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members of the upper class
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ignominy
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dishonor; disgrace; shame
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introspection
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the act of looking into one's self to discover
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inure
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to become used to hardship or difficulty
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lurid
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gruesome; horrifying; vulgar
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machination
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a plot or scheme for an evil purpose
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obstinacy
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stubbornness; unyielding belief in something
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sojourn
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temporary stay or journey
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solace
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comfort from sorrow or misfortune
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