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143 Cards in this Set
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decorous |
with proper dignity in conduct and manners |
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drivil |
nonsense; meaningless talk or thinking |
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folderol |
foolish talk or ideas; nonsense |
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vehemently |
forcefully; with strong emotion |
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inarticulately |
unable to express oneself clearly |
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obstinate |
stubborn; inflexible |
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courtiers |
people in attendence at the court of a king |
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prestigious |
respected; distinguished; honored |
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mortification |
a feeling of humiliation or shame |
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queasiness |
nausea; the feeling of sickness to the stomach |
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sever |
break off or dissolve; cut off |
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diplomatic |
skillful in handling negotiations and other relations with foreign countries |
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pompadour |
woman's hairstyle in which her hair is raised over her forehead in a roll; puffy hairstyle |
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lamentably |
regrettably; unfortunately |
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fastidiousness |
the condition of being hard to please and excessively demanding |
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abject |
utterly hopeless; miserable |
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consternation |
dismay; alarm |
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tractable |
easily controlled; manageable; willing |
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gratify |
indulge; give pleasure to |
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prodigality |
wasteful extravagence in spending |
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blemished |
marred or spoiled by imperfections |
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minuscule |
very small |
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fretted |
felt worry or annoyance |
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haven |
a place of shelter and safety; asylum |
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trepidation |
alarm; agitation |
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twaddle |
trivial, silly, talk; drivel |
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meandered |
rambled; took a winding course |
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transpired |
took place; occurred |
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copiously |
abundantly; plentifully |
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benefactor |
someone who confers a favor |
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throaty |
husky; hoarse; guttural |
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tendered |
offered formally |
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inquisitiveness |
a state of active curiosity |
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salvage |
to save from loss |
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benevolent |
charitable; kindly |
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stipulation |
condition; deman |
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dexterity |
skill, especially with one's hands |
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curtly |
briefly, to the point of rudeness |
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wheezed |
breathed with difficulty and a whistling sound |
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sumptuously |
magnificently; luxuriously |
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forbearing |
patient and self-controlled when provoked |
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hospitably |
treating guests warmly and generously |
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deficiencies |
inadequacies; faults |
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rejoinder |
response; answer to reply |
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expediently |
to one's advantage; out of self-interest |
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piteously |
sorrowfully; in a way that encourages pity |
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histrionics |
exaggerated behavior or speech for effect |
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audibly |
loudly enough to be heard |
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resplendent |
splendid; magnificent; dazzling |
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unstintingly |
generously; without limit |
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surmised |
guessed |
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pretentious |
showy; pompous; self-important |
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desolate |
uninhabited; dreary; gloomy; lonely |
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oblivious |
unaware |
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plummeting |
falling straight down; plunging |
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bestows |
presents as a gift or honor |
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sequestered |
providing privacy |
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conjectured |
formed a theory; guessed |
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unceremoniously |
abruptly, without ceremony |
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savory |
pleasant or agreeable in taste or small |
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fare |
food; diet |
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fricassee |
a meat served with a sauce |
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delectable |
delicious |
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peremptorily |
without room for refusal; imperiously |
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substantial |
of ample or considerable quantity |
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inadvertently |
not intentionally |
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feigned |
pretended |
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convalescence |
the time of gradual return to health |
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recumbent |
lying down; inactive |
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infirmary |
a place that cares for the sick or injured |
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propitious |
favorable |
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apropos |
fitting the circumstance well; pertinent |
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nafariously |
wickedly; villainously |
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poised |
teetering; wavering |
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germane |
related to the issue at hand |
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allay |
lesson or relieve |
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proximate |
close or very near |
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fowler |
a hunter of birds |
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aphorism |
a bried saying expressing a general truth |
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ignobly |
shamefully; dishonorably |
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futilely |
uselessly; ineffectively |
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palsied |
unable to control certain muscles |
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querulously |
in a complaining manner |
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brandishing |
waving or flourishing |
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prominent |
easily visible; standing out |
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gallant |
chivalrous and noble-minded |
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inherent |
built-in; occurring as a natural result |
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bona fide |
genuine; real |
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snickered |
uttered a partly stifled laugh |
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testily |
impatiently; with irritation |
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toady |
a "yes" man or woman; flatterer (to excess) |
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trump card |
something giving one person an advantage over another |
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conspicuous |
easily observable |
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repulsive |
causing deep dislike or aversion |
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revulsion |
strong feeling of distaste or dislike |
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snubbed |
treated with disdain or contempt |
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involuntarily |
not by one's own choice |
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pattered |
walked quickly or lightly |
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requisition |
to write an order for something |
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forlorn |
dreary; miserable |
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humane |
showing compassion for people and animals |
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regaled |
entertained agreeably |
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orderly |
a hospital attendant with non-medical duties |
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chastise |
criticize severely |
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sanguine |
cheerfully optimistic; hopeful |
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empathy |
the ability to identify with the feelings of other people |
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albeit |
even though; even if |
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rummaged |
searched actively through |
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mute |
incapable of speech |
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compensated |
offset; counterbalanced |
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erratically |
not in the usual or proper course; oddly |
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creditable |
deserving credit or honor |
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undaunted |
not discouraged; undismayed |
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potent |
powerful; mighty |
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foreboding |
a sense of coming evil or misfortune |
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noxious |
poisonous; harmful to health |
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irately |
angrily |
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flimsy |
weak; inadequate; not convincing |
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tad |
a small amount; a bit |
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jiggled |
moved with short, quick jerks |
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callously |
unfeelingly; insensitively |
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insubordination |
defiance of authority |
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discerning |
recognizing; perceiving |
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queried |
asked; inquired about |
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laborious |
requiring much work and effort |
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aghast |
struck with horror or shock |
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cavalier (adjective) |
showing haughty disregard of other; disdainful; arrogant |
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contritely |
with genuine regret or sorrow |
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astutely |
wisely; perceptively |
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commensurate |
corresponding in magnitude or degree |
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coveted |
greatly desired |
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liege |
entitled to the loyalty and services of subjects |
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poignantly |
touchingly; in a profoundly moving way |
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abhorrent |
hateful; loathsome; detestable |
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remorse |
deep regret for wrongdoing |
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sensible |
showing good sense or sound judgment |
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colossal |
huge; gigantic |
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fortuitously |
luckily; fortunately, though by chance |
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fervent |
intensely felt; showing great emotion |
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indebted |
obligated for kindness or favors received |
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epilogue |
an afterward. The epilogue tells what happened after the main events of the story. |
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deja vu |
the feeling that a new situation had happened before |
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erstwhile |
former; of times past |