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22 Cards in this Set
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Assuaged |
Make something less intense, satisfy |
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Eccentric |
Slightly strange or unconventional |
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Quaint |
Attractively unusual or old-fashioned |
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Mortification |
Great embarrassment and shame |
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Sojourn |
A temporary stay, holiday or break |
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Iniquities |
Gross injustice |
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Gingerly |
With great care or caution |
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Arbitrate |
Determine; reach an authoritative judgement orsettlement |
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Morbid |
Unpleasant |
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Placidly |
Peaceful or calm |
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Fanatical |
One sided, single-minded |
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Deportment |
A person’s behaviour or manners |
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Obstreperous |
Noisy and difficult to control |
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Vehemently |
Passionately, zealously |
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Rudiments |
The first principles of a subject |
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Skulked |
To lie or keep in hiding |
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Undulate |
Having wavelike or rippled form |
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Cantankerous |
Disagreeable to deal with |
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Tirade |
An outburst of denunciation |
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Altercation |
A heated or angry dispute |
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Formidable |
Very powerful or strong, difficult to workthrough |
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Fortitude |
Mental and emotional strength in facingdifficulty |
