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30 Cards in this Set
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abhor
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to shrink from in disgust; bathe
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agile
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able to move quickly/easily
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augmenting
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to increase
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contempt
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despising
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dissemble
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to disguise; to hide one's true feelings
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eloquence
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speech/writing that's vivid, fluid, graceful and persuasive
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exalted
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to raise in rank, power, or character; to praise highly
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Exorbitant
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much to high; excessive
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fickle
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inconsistant
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futile
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having no useful result; w/o effect
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glowering
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to stare angrily
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imminent
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about to occur
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indolently
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lazily
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insiduous
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awaiting a chance to trap; characterized by treachery/evil
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loathsome
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very unpleasant; disgusting
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maudlin
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tearfully gentle; kind from too much liquor
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oppression
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cruel/unjust use of authority/power
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palpable
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capable of being touched; tangible
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pensive
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lost in sober/sad thought
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pernicious
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deadly, harmful
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precariously
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insecurely; in a dangerous way
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procure
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to get something
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prodigious
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exciting amazement/wonder; huge, enormous
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profoundly
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showing great knowledge or understanding; very deeply felt
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scourge
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cause of great suffering;destruction - whip/punishment
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tedious
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repetitive from boringness
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transgressionn
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violation
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unwieldy
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difficult to manage or handle from size/weight
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vortex
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a mass of whirling fluid; whirlpool
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anguish
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great physical/mental suffering; agony
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