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33 Cards in this Set
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Pariah |
an outcast; someone avoided |
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incapacitated |
unable to act or respond |
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scrupulously |
being cautious, careful, conscientious |
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ruse |
a trick or bluff |
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peruse |
to read thoroughly; survey or examine in detail |
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stalemate |
a standstill or standoff |
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arduous |
hard to endure; labor-intensive |
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emanating |
to issue, proceed, to flow out |
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ominous |
threatening; evil-looking |
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poised |
composed, dignified |
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sadistic |
extreme cruelty; enjoyment of being cruel |
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futile |
ineffective; useless |
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dappled |
having spots of a different shade, tone, or color |
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plaintively |
expressing sorrow or sadness; mournful |
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repellent |
repulsive; forcing or driving back |
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peevishly |
a bad mood; showing annoyance |
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extricating |
to free or release from entanglement; to liberate |
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emaciated |
gradual wasting away of the skin; abnormally thin |
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dissonant |
disagreeing; out of harmony |
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intersperse |
to scatter here & there at intervals |
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wielding |
to exercise power; to dominate |
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attribute |
a quality belonging to a person, thing, or group |
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asphyxiation |
suffocation |
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revoked |
to take back or withdraw |
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immobile |
incapable of moving or being moved |
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feral |
reverting to a natural or wild state - wild animal |
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cadences |
rhythmic movement or flow |
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garish |
crude or tastelessly colorful; showy; elaborate |
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contrived |
obviously planned |
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arbitrary |
determined by change or implusive
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benign |
gracious; showing kindness or gentleness |
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rapport |
a connection or relation |
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palpable |
obvious; tangible; capable of being touched or felt |
