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20 Cards in this Set
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remorse
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(n) deep and painful regret for one's past misdeeds
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headstrong
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(adj) willful, stubborn
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commentary
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(n) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion.
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ravenous
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(adj) greedy; very hungry; eager for satisfaction
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fidelity
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(n) the state of being faithful; accuracy in details, exactness
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bungle
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(v) to act or work clumsily and awkwardly; to ruin something through clumsiness
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bluster
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(v) to talk or act in a noisy and threatening way; to blow in stormy gusts; (n) speech that is loud and threatening.
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acute
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(adj) with a sharp point; keen and alert; sharp and severe; rising quickly to a high point and lasting for a short time.
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refute
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(v) to prove incorrect
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eerie
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(adj) causing fear because of strangeness; weird, mysterious
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duration
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(n) the length of time that something continues or lasts
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synopsis
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(n) a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc. a summary.
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facet
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(n) one aspect or side of a subject or problem, one of the cut surfaces of a gem
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setback
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(n) something that interferes with progress; a disappointment, unexpected loss or defeat; a steplike recession in a wall.
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fray
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(n) a brawl, noisy quarrel
(v) to wear away by rubbing, make ragged or worn; to strain irritate |
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smug
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(adj) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous
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tarry
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(v) to delay leaving, to linger, wait; to remain or stay for a while
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inhabitant
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(n) a person or animal living permanently in a given place
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pacify
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(v) to make peaceful or calm; to soothe
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numb
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(adj) having lost power of feeling or movement
(v) to dull the feelings of; to cause to lose feeling |
