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20 Cards in this Set
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physiognomy
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face
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vexatious
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annoying
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propitiate
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appease, pacify
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laconic
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terse
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querulous
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given to complaining
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reprobate
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person without morals
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virulence
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antagonism, hostility
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miscreant
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villain
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obviate
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to render unnecessary, to make obvious
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copious
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abundant
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condole
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express sympathy
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homily
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sermon
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curate
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clergyman who has charge of a parish
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palaver
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idle chatter
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asseverate
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assert
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lachrymose
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tearful
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst, as of emotion OR a sudden attack or intensification of a disease
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changeling
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a child secretly exchanged with another
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vehemence
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forcefulness or intensity of emotion
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vindictive
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inclined to revenge
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