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54 Cards in this Set
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inclined |
having a preference, disposition, or tendency; having made preparations |
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privy |
informed about something secret or not generally known; hidden from general view or use; a small outer building with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate |
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levity |
a manner lacking seriousness; feeling an inappropriate lack of seriousness |
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incredulously |
unwilling or unable to believe; indicating disbelief |
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contemptuously |
without respect; in a disdainful manner |
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intimation |
a slight suggestion or a vague understanding; an indirect suggestion |
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desolate |
crushed by grief; providing no shelter or sustenance; devastate or ravage, reduced in population, to leave someone relying on you |
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impenetrable |
impossible to understand; not admitting of penetration or passage into or through; permitting little or no light through due to denseness |
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sumptuous |
rich and superior in quality |
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indeterminate |
not leading to a definite ending or result; not capable of being determined; not precisely established; not fixed or known in advance; uncertain or ambiguous in nature |
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apathetically |
having or showing little or no emotion; not interested or concerned; indifferent or unresponsive |
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incessant |
occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing |
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gaudy |
marked by conspicuous display; tastelessly showy |
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permeate |
spread or diffuse through; penetrate mutually or be interlocked; pass through |
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innuendo |
an indirect implication |
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vehemently |
in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner |
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sauntered |
to walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry or effort |
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ascertain |
to learn or discover with certainty; be considerate or careful to do something; make certain of something |
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lurched |
to make an abrupt, unsteady, uncontrolled series of movements; stagger |
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sporadic |
recurring in scattered or unpredictable patterns |
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punctilious |
marked by precise accordance with details |
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proprietor |
someone who owns a business |
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abstraction |
the act of withdrawing or removing something |
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benediction |
the act of praying for divine protection |
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reproachfully |
disappointed, troubled looks; blameful |
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scrutinized |
examined or inspected closely and thoroughly |
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harrowed |
to cause distress to |
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endured |
to suffer, remain in existence, or last |
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defunct |
to no longer exist or function |
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nebulous |
in the form of a cloud or haze; unclear, vague, or ill-defined |
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laudable |
deserving praise or commendation |
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insidious |
preceding in a gradual, subtle way, with harmful effects; treacherous, crafty |
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ineffable |
too great or extreme to be expressed in words; not to be uttered |
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ramification |
a consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome |
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contingencies |
future events or circumstances that are possible but cannot be predicted with certainty; a provision for an unexpected or future event |
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cordial |
warm and friendly; another term for liqueur |
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portentous |
of momentous or ominous significance; puffed up with vanity; ominously prophetic |
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magnanimous |
generous, understanding, and tolerant; noble and generous in spirit |
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formidable |
inspiring fear; extremely impressive in strength or excellence |
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presumptuous |
excessively forward |
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inquest |
an inquiry into a cause, usually of an unexplained death |
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expostulation |
an exclamation of protest or proof; the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest |
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malice |
feeling a need to see others suffer; the quality of threatening evil |
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ravenously |
in the manner of someone who is savage or extremely hungry |
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whim |
an odd, fanciful, or impulsive idea; a sudden desire |
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vestibule |
any various bodily cavity leading to another cavity; a large entrance or reception room or area |
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garrulous |
full of trivial conversation |
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fortuitously |
by good fortune |
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deranged |
driven insane |
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surmise |
a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence; infer from incomplete evidence; to imagine the case to be true or probable |
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complacent |
contented to a fault with oneself or one's action |
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aesthetic |
concerning or characterized by an appreciation of good beauty or taste; pleasing; a theory as to what is beautiful |
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provincial |
of or concerning the regions outside the capital city of a country, especially when regarded as unsophisticated or narrow-minded; of or concerning a province of a country or empire. |
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commensurate |
corresponding in size of degree or extent |