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41 Cards in this Set
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intrigued |
fascinated |
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adherence |
following or supporting ; sticking to |
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aptitude |
ability or natural talent |
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gravitating |
being drawn toward something |
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palpable |
able to be touched; clearly felt |
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chastise |
punish or criticize |
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transgression |
a breaking of the rules or laws |
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nondescript |
plain; no special qualities |
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reprieve |
a delay before something (usually something bad) happens |
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integrity |
honesty; trustworthiness |
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excruciating |
extremely painful |
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acquisition |
the getting of something |
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anguish |
great suffering |
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exemption |
special permission to NOT do something |
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conspicuous |
very easy to notice |
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exhilarating |
causing happiness and excitement |
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conveyance |
the act of transporting someone or something |
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admonition |
warning; a gentle or friendly reminder |
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sinuous |
curving; moving smoothly |
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assuage |
make feel better |
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distended |
larger than normal due to inner pressure |
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ominous |
making you feel like something bad will happen |
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placidly |
calmly; peacefully |
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carnage |
the killing or wounding of many people |
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contorted |
twisted into a strange shape |
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immobilized |
prevented from moving |
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ecstatic |
feeling or expressing happiness or excitement |
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obsolete |
no longer in use or useful (out-of-date) |
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permeated |
spread through every part of something |
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exasperation |
extreme annoyance or irritation |
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luminous |
bright, shining |
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imploringly |
in a begging and pleading way |
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ruefully |
regretfully; in a way that shows you wish you hadn't done it |
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meticulously |
very carefully, in a way that shows attention to detail |
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stealthily |
in a quiet, almost invisible way |
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emphatically |
in a clear, strong way, so as to leave no doubt |
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exquisite |
perfect, outstanding |
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tantalizing |
making you feel a desire to have or do something |
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impreceptibly |
in a way that is impossible to see or notice |
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trudged |
walked with slow heavy steps, especially when tired |
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lethargy |
the state of not having any energy or enthusiasm for doing things |