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73 Cards in this Set
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indignant
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mad at perceived injustice (a)
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invective
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swear word (n)
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sonorous
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relates to a song-like sound (a)
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impudent
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disrespectful, disobeying (a)
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peril
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danger (n)
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articulate
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to specify meaning (v)
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stifle
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(v) to suppress
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aspiration
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(n) goal, hope
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impetus
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(n) forward energy
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contempt
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hate, disgust
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dissemble
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(v) to lie
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nuance
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(n) slight difference
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placate
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(v) to make calm, serene
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debase
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(v) to lower, mock, humiliate
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semblance
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(n) a faint likeness
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pliable
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(a) able to be changed, bent
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foray (into)
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(n) attempt, "dive"
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aggrandizement
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(n) the act of promotion
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inference
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(n) reading between the lines
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untenanted
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(a) no one lives there
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scoff
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(v) mocking laugh
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congenial
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(a) nice, pleasant
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base
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(a) low, bad
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lurid
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(a) ghastly appearance
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atrocious
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(a) extremely wicked
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visceral
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(a) "gut" reaction, elemental
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rescind
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(v) to take back, as an offer
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pertinent
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(a) applies; relevant; to the point
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patronize
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(v) to talk down to to make someone feel false hope
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jocular
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(a) in a joking manner
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viable
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(a) capable of working
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placid
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(a) calm
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elude
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(v) to avoid
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allude
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(v) to make a reference
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chasten
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(v) to scold/yell at
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verdant
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(a) refers to green/grassy/alive (landscape)
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disdain
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(n) dislike, contempt (to have)
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languor
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(n) laziness, propensity for sitting around doing nothing
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suffuse
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(v) to spread out throughout "soak in"
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copious
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(a) full of thought, abundant
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acute
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(a) sharp, severe; as in pain
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abide
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(v) to wait for; follow the rules/go along
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proprietor
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(n) person with legal right to something ; business owner
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avert
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9v) avoid
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obstinate
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(a) stubbornly refusing
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surreptitious
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(a) doing something secretly
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regal
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(a) as royalty
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plaintive
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(a) expressing sorrow
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gape
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(v) to stare open-mouthed
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injunction
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(n) legal order to stop
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contrite
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(a) feeling sorry for what one's done
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ardent
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(a) strong, avid
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gaunt
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(a) skinny/unhealthy
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exact
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(v) to get; obtain by force
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exaction
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(n) the act of getting
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docile
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(a) not creating difficulty
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imperative
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(a) must be done
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allay
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(v) to reassure, to ease
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discern
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(v) to figure or "pick" out
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nonchalant
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(a) without concern
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palatial
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(a) palacelike
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solace
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(n) peace; tranquility
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effect
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(v) create
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affect(v)
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(v) to change
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effect(n)
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(n)the result
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affect(n)
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(n) your face
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feign
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(v) to pretend
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supercilious
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(a) thinking you're better; haughty
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reciprocal
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(a)shared(n)something in relationship with another
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wan
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(a)poor health
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complacent
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(a) living happily unaware of danger
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intimation
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(n) the act of to making known
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incredulous
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(a) shocked; in disbelief
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