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122 Cards in this Set
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repast
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meal or food eaten at a meal
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sentiment
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view or attitude; expression of a feeling
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pilgrimage
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journey, esp. a long one; often to a sacred place
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metropolis
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major city
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tenement
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run-down low rental apartment
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clandestine
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kept or done in secret
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flabbergasted
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overcome with amazement
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fatalism
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belief that all events are predetermined
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blasphemous
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against God or sacred things
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voluptuous
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full, plenty, gratifying to the senses
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capacious
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roomy, able to contain much
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unkempt
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not combed; disorderly, untidy
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cajole
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to persuade by flattery, gentle pleading
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oscillate
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moving back and forth at regular speed
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meander
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to take a winding or indirect course
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romp
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to play in a lively way; an easy victory
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insomnia
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inability to fall or stay asleep
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notoriety
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state of being known for some unfavorable act
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regale
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to entertain
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clamor
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loud sustained noise; to make insistent demands
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kindle
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to build a fire, to arouse
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fickle
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changeable in purpose, affections
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taciturn
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habitually silent, reserved
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florid
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having a red complexion
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wary
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on guard, watchful
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jocular
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characterized by joking, good humor
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negligible
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unimportant, small, insignificant
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loquacious
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very talkative
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irksome
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causing annoyance, irritation
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overt
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open, not hidden or secret
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incendiary
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capable of causing fire; tending to inflame
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superfluous
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exceeding what is sufficient; uncalled for
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adjacent
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close to, lying near
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accommodation
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adjusting to circumstances; housing
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armistice
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an agreed-to state of peace
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deploy
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to position troops in readiness; to put into action
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docile
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easy to manage, control
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ingenuity
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inventive skill or imagination
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insurgent
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rebellious or in revolt; a rebel
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melange
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mixture, assortment
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pernicious
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causing great harm; deadly
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placid
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calm or quiet; not easily irritated
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relinquish
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to give up, abandon, put aside
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sojourn
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to stay temporarily; brief period of residence
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tedious
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boring, monotonous
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tenuous
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flimsy, fine
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veer
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to swerve; to change from one opinion to another
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tumult
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commotion of a great crowd
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quorum
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minimal # of members needed to do business
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anarchy
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political disorder & confusion
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posterity
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future generations
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commemorate
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to mark by ceremony; to honor
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salvage
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to save from loss or destruction
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fluster
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to make or become confused, nervous, upset
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adroit
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skillful; quick in thought, reaction
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disconsolate
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cheerless, beyond comfort
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keen
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sharp-edged; eager; intellectually quick
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vintage
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old-fashioned; classic
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preposterous
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ridiculous, contrary to reason
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frantic
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highly excited with strong emotion or frustration
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corrosive
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tending to eat away; gradually destructive
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deleterious
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having a harmful effect
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lavish
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rich and elaborate, to give in generous quantities
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utopia
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place that is ideal and perfect
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patronize
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to sarcastically compliment; or, to shop at a specific location frequently
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fervent
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having great emotion, or extremely hot (in temperature).
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buffoon
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a ridiculous person; sometimes a synonym for a clown.
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doctrine
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policies that are usually passed down, especially in government and religion.
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connoisseur
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expert on a topic who can judge it; person with discriminating tastes.
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inept
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having or showing no skill; clumsy
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bludgeon
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to beat with a heavy or blunt object; to force or bully
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virtue
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moral excellence or righteousness; a good quality
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plunder
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to take by force; to steal
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shrewd
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tricky/having a keen sense of awareness; intelligent
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secession
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withdrawal from an organization
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emaciate
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to make abnormally thin
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conspicuous
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easy to notice; attracting attention
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ornery
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bad-tempered, stubborn
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meddle
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to interfere; to touch without permission
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dismantle
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to take to pieces
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martyr
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one who makes great sacrifices to further a belief, cause
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pugnacious
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eager to argue, fight
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brabble
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to argue stubbornly
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boorish
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rude, clumsy, unmannered
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fluster
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to make or become agitated, confused
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abyss
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deep, immeasurable space
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grotesque
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odd or unnatural; fantastically ugly
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inebriated
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intoxicated or drunk
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transmute
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to change in form, appearance, or nature
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indolent
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lazy; wanting to avoid activity
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picturesque
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strikingly beautiful
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uniformity
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overall sameness
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caveat
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a warning, caution
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turbulence
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condition of confusion, movement, agitation
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goad
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to prod or incite
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quibble
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to make trivial objections
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benevolence
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act of kindness, tendency to do good
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exquisite
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extraordinarily fine or admirable
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critique
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to review or analyze critically
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illicit
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not legally permitted
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neophyte
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a beginner or novice
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vituperate
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to use abusive language
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aperture
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hole, gap, or other opening
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capsize
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to turn bottom up
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belated
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coming after the customary time
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drab
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dull, lacking in spirit
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unrelenting
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refusing to take pity; merciless
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affluent
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having an abundance of money, property
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copious
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large in quantity
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decorum
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dignified behavior, speech, dress
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feign
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to pretend
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garrulous
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very talkative, esp. about trivial things
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gaunt
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extremely lean, haggard
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gingerly
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done with great care
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kaput
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ruined, no good, gone
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narcissist
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person with excessive self-love
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rampant
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violent in action or spirit
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replenish
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to fill up again
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serene
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calm, peaceful
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snit
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an irritated state
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stoic
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indifferent to pleasaure, pain
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vulnerability
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state of being susceptible to injury
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