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34 Cards in this Set
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condemnation; the act or state of disapproving.
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disapprobation
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home; place of residence; a person's dwelling place.
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domicile
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expressed or carried on without speech; implied or indicated but not actually expressed.
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analogous
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silent; temperamentally disinclined to talk.
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taciturn
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authoritative announcement
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dictum
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to form or move in waves; to present a wavy appearance
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undulate
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an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege
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prerogative
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being; independent, separate, or self-contained existence.
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entity
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the collecting of units or parts into mass or a whole.
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aggregation
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one kind of a lily
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canna
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instruction and improvement, usually involving moral values.
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edification
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unyielding;inflexible, especially in opposition
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adament
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having no fixed course, wandering, characterized by lack of consistency
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erratic
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related to the night; active at night
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nocturnal
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done by stealth;sly;stealthy;sneaky
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furtive
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a minor official in charge of keeping order at church an at some civil functions
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beadle
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eased, lessened the intensity of
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assuaged
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quietly and calmly
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placidly
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using or speaking only in single syllables or one syllable words
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monosyllabic
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to eliminate; to erase
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delete
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a strong liking deriving from one's temperament or experience
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predilection
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marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; clamorous
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obstreperous
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raid; a brief excursion or attempt especially outside one's accustomed sphere
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foray
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depression of spirits; a pensive mood; dejected, sad, dismal
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melancholy
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the settling of differences between two parties in controversy
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arbitrate
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expressed or carried on without speech; implied or indicated but not actually expressed
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tacit
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outmoded; out of date; out of style
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passe
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using both hands with ease
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ambidextrous
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occurring naturally in a particular region or environment
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indigenous
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an act of making a choice or decision; the power of determining; will
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volition
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to discharge completely--as from an obligation or accusation
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acquit
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innocence; naivete
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guilelessness
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a large tomb
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mausoleum
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an angry dispute
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altercation
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