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56 Cards in this Set
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abandonment
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leaving something or someone behind
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abstinence
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the practice of not doing something you enjoy, especially for health or religious reasons
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allege
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to claim or accuse
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alter
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to change
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anguish
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suffering caused by extreme pain or worry
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apprehensive
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worried or anxious, especially about the future
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aptitude
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a natural ability or skill
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beneficiary
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someone who gets advantages from an action or change
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besieged
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surrounded by a lot of people or asked a lot of questions
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boundary
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the limit of what is acceptable or thought to be possible
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churn
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to move around violently
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defeated
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beaten, overcome by
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dilapidated
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falling apart or in terrible condition
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disclosure
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a secret that someone tells people
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discrimination
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the practice of treating one group of people differently from another in an unfair way
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disenfranchised
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not having any rights
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distraught
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extremely anxious or upset
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dwelling
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a place to live
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eager
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having a strong desire to do something or a strong interest in something
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grief
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extreme sadness, especially because someone you love has died
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hail
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to publicly say how good someone or something is
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hopelessness
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a feeling of having no hope
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hound
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to keep following someone and asking questions in an annoying way
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insight
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the ability to understand something clearly or an example of this
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intrigue
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to interest someone a lot by being strange or mysterious
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ironic
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unusual or amusing because something strange or unexpected happens
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jeer
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to shout, speak or laugh in order to frighten or annoy someone you dislike
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judgment
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decision
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justify
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explain
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legitimate
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valid or real
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manipulate
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to make someone do what you want by deceiving or influencing him
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meager
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poor, sparse
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misery
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great suffering or unhappiness
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newsworthy
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important or interesting enough to be reported as news
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off-limits
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beyond the area where someone is allowed to go
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omit
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to not include something, either by accident or on purpose
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palpable
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easily and clearly noticed
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perception
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the way you understand something and your beliefs about what it is like
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perspective
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point of view
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poverty
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having little money or material things
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relevant
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related to the topic or situation
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reputable
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respected for being honest and doing good work
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ritual
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a ceremony or set of actions that is always done in the same way
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scold
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to tell someone in an angry way that he has done something wrong
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scrutiny
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close examination
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sordid
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involving immoral or dishonest behavior
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speculation
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assumption
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splinter
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a small, sharp piece of wood that has broken off
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squint
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to look at something with your eyes partly closed in order to see it better
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suppose
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imagine
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suspect
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someone who may be guilty of a crime
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tack
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a small nail with a sharp point and a flat top
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tormented
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having or causing severe pain and suffering
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transgression
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something that is against the rules of a religion or a society
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vet
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to check someone's past activities, relationships, etc. in order to make sure that person is suitable for a particular job, especially an important one
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yearn for
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to desire strongly
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