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40 Cards in this Set
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cause bitter resentment in; irrate; embitter; inflame.
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rankle
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mental distress caused by failure or disappointment; shame; mortification; humiliation.
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chagrin
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intended to attract notice; pretentious; showy; splashy.
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ostentatious
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deprived of power to feel or move; deadened; paralyzed; desensitized.
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numb
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of great size, power, or extent; enormous; huge; immense.
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prodigious
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searching examination; investigation; inquiry.
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probe
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apparently worthy of belief; credible; believable.
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plausible
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persuade by flattery or promises; coax; wheedle; sweet-talk.
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cajole
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bear up under; endure; undergo; suffer.
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sustain
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not quite enough; meager, insufficient.
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scant
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close watch; supervision; scrutiny.
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surveillance
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be slow in leaving; tarry; loiter; stay.
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linger
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make angry or resentful; irritate; provoke, peeve.
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rile
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ving abundant goods or riches, wealthy, prosperous, opulent.
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affluent
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remove all traces of; destroy utterly; erase; efface.
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obliterate
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agreement to do something in the future; pledge; promise.
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commitment
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old saying commonly accepted as the truth; proverb; byword.
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adage
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small routine job around a house or farm; task; assignment.
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chore
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distant in feeling or interest; unconcerned; indifferent.
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aloof
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wish for enviously or excessively; desire; crave.
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covet
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change in form from one state to another; transform; alter
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convert
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person allied with another or others; accomplice; ally.
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confederate
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prop up; support; sustain.
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bolster
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reach a conclusion by reasoning from facts; conclude; deduce.
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infer
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with hanging head; dejected; disheartened; downcast.
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crestfallen
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detract from the perfectness of; spoil; damage; impair; tarnish.
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mar
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highly distinguished; eminent; famous; renowned.
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illustrious
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prevent(omeone) from achieving a purpose; frustrate; foil; baffle.
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thwart
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fashion or manner of conduct followed for a time; style; craze; rage.
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fad
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righteous anger; strong displeasure; ire; wrath.
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indignation
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drive away; scatter; dissipate.
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dispel
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put in prison; jail; confine.
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incarcerate
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expressing a low opinion; belittling; disparaging; slighting.
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derogatory
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strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous.
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robust
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narrow, small, exclusive group of people; circle; coterie; set.
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clique
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sharply rising or falling; aburpt; precipitous; sheer
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steep
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place where something is or was; location; point; spot.
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site
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outermost or uppermost layer or area; top; exterior; outside.
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surface
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visible mark left by something vanished; relic; trace.
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vestige
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state of wild disorder; commotion; agitation; turmoil
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turbulence
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