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15 Cards in this Set
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Thwarted |
Prevented or got in the way of someone's plan. |
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Inauspicious |
Ill-fated, discouraging. |
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Engrossed |
Occupying all of one's attention. |
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Peruse |
To read something. |
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Treachery |
Betrayal or deceit. |
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Vexation |
The act of annoying someone. |
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Intercede |
To plead on someone's behalf |
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Penury |
Extreme poverty |
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Cordially |
Friendly, sincerely. |
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Verbatim |
Copied word for word. |
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Dublicitous |
Two faced. |
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Sovereign |
A monarch or ruler |
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Extant. |
Still in existence. |
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Repartee |
Witty talk. |
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Circumlocution |
An indirect way of saying something. |