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40 Cards in this Set
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lamentable
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to be regretted or pitied
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endeavoring
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make an effort, try hard
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extremity
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the very end, last, farthest possible place
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ceaseless
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going on all the time, never stopping
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pining
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yearning intensely and persisting
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realms
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kingdoms
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sallowness
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having a sickly yellowish skin color (from being inside too long)
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antipathy
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a strong dislike, feeling against
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equilibrium
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a state of balance
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impudence
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shameless boldness, great rudeness
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predominated
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be greater over someone
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bellowed
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make a loud roaring noise
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borne
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to bring up while supporting
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sprightly
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lively, gay
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trifle
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a little bit, little importance
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divest
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to take away, get rid off
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ignominy
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live in an outcast of shame
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ascertained
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make sure of, find something out for certain
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grandeur
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splendor and impressiveness
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subsiding
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become less intense
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intervals
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separate times or space
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riveted
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held down or in place (attention wise too)
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gloss
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shine on a smooth surface, at first glance
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reviled
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criticize in an extreme abusive insulting manner
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moors
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uncultivated land
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acrid
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having an irritatingly strong unpleasant smell or taste
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consternation
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feelings of anxiety or dismay
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heterogeneous
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diverse in character or content
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sanguine
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cheerfully optimistic
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noxious
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harmful, poisonous, very unpleasant (refer to gases)
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complacently
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smug, self-satisfied, over-confident
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precocious
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of a child acting older than their real age
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forsake
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abandon
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drear
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dull, bleak, lifeless
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interloper
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a person becoming involved when they're not wanted
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uncongenial
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mean, unsuitable
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conjecture
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opinion or conclusion based off of incomplete information, a guess
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artifice
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cleverness
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duplicity
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not tell the truth, getting out of something
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propensities
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a tendency to behave in a certain way
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