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17 Cards in this Set
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idly |
in an inactive, unemployed, or lazy way.
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waning
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slowly decreasing in strength, intensity
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squall |
a violent gust of wind |
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desolation |
a state of complete emptiness or destruction
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cowered |
someone who has crouched down with fear or shame
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utterly |
completely; absolutely
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ominous |
giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening; inauspicious.
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luminous
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full of or shedding light
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prostrate
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lying stretched out on a ground with one’s face downward
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convulsively
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of the nature or characterized by spasms
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tumult
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disorderly commotion, confusion, or disturbance
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instantaneous
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immediate, happening without delay
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hostile
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relating to an enemy, vicious, or unfriendly
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dismal
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depression, feeling gloomy, sick or miserable
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parched
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to make very dry
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wheeled
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to push,pull or fly in a circular or curving course
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