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20 Cards in this Set
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blithely
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adverb
happily, cheerfully |
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foreboding
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noun- prediction, warning;
a feeling that something bad is going to happen |
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arrogance
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noun- excesive (too much)pride and contempt of others
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cavalier
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noun- horseman, mounted soldier or knight
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devious
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adjective- winding, out of the direct way
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premonition (175)
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noun-warning of what is to come
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detachment (176)
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noun- troops or ships sent away on some special duty
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contrite (137)
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adjective- showing deep regret and sorrow
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brazen (142)
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adjective- 1. having no shame 2. loud and harsh
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buoyant (147, 150)
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adjective- 1. able to float 4. cheerful and lighthearted
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raucous (162)
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adjective- hoarse; harsh-sounding
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constable (?)
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noun-police officer
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poignant (175)
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adjective-1. very painful 2. intense, keen
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reconcile (176)
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adjective- 3. make agree, bring into harmony 4. make satisfied; make no longer opposed
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drudgery (135)
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noun- work that is hard, tiresome, or disagreeable
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lustrous (143)
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adjective- 1. having luster;shiny, glossy 2. brilliant, splendid
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condescending (154)
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adjective- patronizing; talking down to poeple to make them feel inferior
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reproachfully (175)
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adverb-4.expression of blame, censure, disapproval
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insubordination (163)
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noun- refusal to obey
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consolation (?)
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noun- 3. a comforting person, thing, or event
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