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28 Cards in this Set
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Dubious |
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt |
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Belligerence |
Hostile or warlike attitude or nature |
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Impalpable |
Not perceptible to the touch |
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Gesticulate |
Show, express, or direct through movement |
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Tempestuous |
Characterized by violent emotions or behavior |
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Interminable |
Tiresomely long, seemingly without end |
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Embroil |
Force into some kind of situation or course of action |
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Clamber |
Climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling |
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Impervious |
Not admitting if passage or capable of being affected |
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Bravado |
A swaggering show of courage |
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Tremulous |
Quivering as from weakness or fear |
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Sodden |
Wet through and through, thoroughly wet |
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Illusive |
Based on of having the nature of a fantasy |
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Alight |
Settle or come to rest |
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Iridescent |
Varying in color when seen in different lights |
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Phosphorescence |
A fluorescence that persists after radiation has ceased |
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Torrid |
Extremely hot |
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Daunt |
Cause to lose courage |
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Ungainly |
Lacking grace in movement or posture |
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Myopia |
Eyesight abnormality in which distant objects appear blurred |
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Multitudinous |
Too numerous to be continued |
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Cessation |
A stopping |
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Acrid |
Strong and sharp, as a taste |
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Inimical |
Not friendly |
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Ululation |
A long loud emotional howl or cry |
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Ensconce |
Fix firmly |
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Cordon |
A serious of sentinels or posts enclosing some place or thing |
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Distend |
Swell from or as if from internal pressure |
