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62 Cards in this Set
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ponderous
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very heavy; massive
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pertains
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concerns; has to do with
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edifice
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a building, exp. a large and imposing one
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inauspicious
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not favorable; not promising
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indubitably
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unquestionably
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heterodox
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unorthodox
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venerable
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impressive because of age or reputation
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ignominious
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shameful; humiliating
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haughty
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proud in a disdainful way; arrogant
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ignominy
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shame; disgrace
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inferred
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drawn as a conclusion
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disdainful
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proud aloof; scornful
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preternaturally
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supernaturally
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remonstrance
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an objection; a peal of protest
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visage
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face; facial features
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manifest
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evident; obvious
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heterogeneous
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of differnt orginas; not of the same kind
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imperceptible
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not noticeable; not obserable
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sagacity
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wisdom
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eminent
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distinguished; high in rank or position
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mien
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a person's manner or bearing
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tremulous
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quivering; trembling
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effectual
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likely to produce a desired result
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pervaded
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spread throughout
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amenable
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responsive; willing to submit
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demeanor
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manner
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intimated
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hinted at
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peremptory
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undeniable; final; absolute
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efficacy
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effectiveness
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feigned
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pretended
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lurid
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sensation; shocking
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annihilate
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to destroy completely
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inscrutable
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mysterious; incapable of being understood
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repugnance
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extreme distaste
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exhortation
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a strong urging or pleading
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talisman
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an object with magic power; a charm
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apprehension
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an anxious feeling about the future
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mutability
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changeableness
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caprice
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a whim; a sudden change of mind
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inexplicable
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that cannot be explained or understood
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perverse
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contrary; deviating from what is considered right
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malicious
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spiteful; intentionally harmful
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constrained
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compelled
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evoked
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called forth
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inviolable
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indestructable
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reviled
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used abusive langauge toward
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impelled
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forced; compelled
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imperatively
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in a damanding way
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behest
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bidding
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transgressions
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breaches of the law; sins
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imbibes
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drinks or takes in
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adduced
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stated as reasons
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exemplary
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1.serving as a model; worth imitating; 2. serving as a warning (exemplary punishment)
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emaciated
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abnormally lean, as from an illness
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importunate
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annoyingly persistent; insistent
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celibacy
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the state of being unmarried
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emissary
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a person sent on a special mission; agent
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premeditated
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thought out beforehand
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inimical
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hostile; threatening
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inimical
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hostile; threatening
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potency
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effectiveness; strength
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palliate
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to make seem less serious or offensive
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