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23 Cards in this Set
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Accost
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Confront Boldly
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ensconced
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To settle securely
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Benevolent
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expressing goodwill
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enmity
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a feeling of hostility, hatred
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preeminent
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eminent above others
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census
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An official numbering of people in a region, country, etc.
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disinfect
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To remove germs
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apathy
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absence of passion
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reproached
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to blame, to find fault in
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crypt
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mysterious
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emaciate
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to waste away in flesh
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fastidious
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hard to please
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maxim
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a principle rule of conduct
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din
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a loud confusing sound
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malignity
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the state of character of being malign
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genteel
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well bred
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collaborated
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to work with another or group
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conciliatory
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tending to win, conciliate
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indignant
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strong displeasure
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henpeck
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to worry or harass by ill-temper or petty annoyances
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graphic
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given a clear picture, vivid
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uproarious
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in state of uproar
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ignominious
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marked by or attended with ignominy; discreditable; humiliating: an ignominious retreat
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