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15 Cards in this Set
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CUNNING
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skilled in deceiving; craftiness; sly; clever
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VEX
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to irritate; annoy; provoke
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GAPED
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to stare with an open mouth, as in wonder or shock
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MORBID
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suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; gloomy; gruesome; grisly
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CARICATURES
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a picture or description that exaggerates some characteristics of a person or thing; a distorted image
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CHRONIC
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constant; habitual; continuing for a long time (such as a disease, habit, or weakness)
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EXODUS
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a departure or emigration, usually involving a large number of people; the second book of the Bible
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CORROBORATIVE
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to make more certain; confirm
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PILGRIMAGE
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a journey, especially a long one, made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion or to homage to something or someone
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INEVITABLE
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unable to be avoided or escaped; sure to occur; unalterable
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RECONNAISSANCE
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a general search made of an area or region
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INDIGNANT
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expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base
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CURTNESS
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rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner; concise; short
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ACQUITTAL
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being found not guilty of a criminal charge in a court of law
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ELUCIDATE
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to make clear; explain; to prove clarification
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