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20 Cards in this Set
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Traumatic |
emotionally disturbing or distressing |
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Insolent |
showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect |
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Haven |
a place of safety or refuge |
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Tentatively |
to describe something you are unsure or hesitant about |
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Prologue |
a separate introductory section of a literary or musical work |
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Surrogate |
a substitute |
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Referendum |
a general vote by the electorate on a single political question |
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Residue |
substance that has been left over from something |
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Injunction |
an authoritative warning or order |
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Depreciate |
diminish in value over a period of time |
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Fraud |
something fake unlawful game and tricking someone |
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Visceral |
relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect |
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Succumb |
fail to resist |
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Aloof |
cool and distant |
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Buoyant |
able or apt to stay afloat or rise to the top of a liquid or gas |
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Squeamish |
easily made to feel sick, faint, or disgusted |
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Apprehension |
anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen |
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Stalemate |
a position counting as a draw |
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Armistice |
an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce |
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Reparations |
the making of amends for a wrong one has done, by paying money to or otherwise helping those who have been wronged |
