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40 Cards in this Set
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despair
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utter lack of hope
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morosely
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gloomy
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contemplated
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ponder
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elaborate
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attention to detail
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pantomime
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communication by facial expression
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reluctantly
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with unwillingness
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imperiously
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overbearing
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anguished
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feeling, causing, or expressing mental pain
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recumbent
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lying down
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pugnacious
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combative in nature
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ominously
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threatening manner
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derogatory
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expressive of low opinion
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plaintively
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mournful manner
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apprehensive
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fearful about future
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gravity
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dignity in manner
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scapegoat
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one that is made to bear the blame of others
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tart
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woman of loose morals
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raptly
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deeply delighted
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reprehensible
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blameworthy
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wryly
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distorted
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aloof
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reserved
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scornful
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extreme contempt
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contemptuously
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without respect
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indignation
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feeling of righteous anger
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averted
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to turn away
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crestfallen
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dejected
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sullenly
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gloomily
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jeering
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mock
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complacently
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self-satisfaction
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contorted
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twist out of shape
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writhed
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struggle in pain
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bewildered
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preplexed
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cringed
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to shrink back in fear
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sniveled
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wimpered
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furiously
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in a wild manner
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retorted
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retaliate
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belligerently
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war-like manner
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monotonous
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spoken in un-varying tone
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quivering
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to shake
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jarred
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suddenly stunned
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