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45 Cards in this Set
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to approve or praise loudly; enthusiastic approval
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acclaim
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wet and filthy, as though having been dragged through mud
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bedraggled
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having hidden or secret meaning
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cryptic
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to flow or fall back, as the tide; a period of decline
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ebb
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one who has excess devotion to and enthusiasm for a cause or idea
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fanatic
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dependent upon chance; lacking any definite plan
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haphazard
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to brighten with light; to make clear; to rid of confusion
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illuminate
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something handed down from ancestors or history
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legacy
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to disable or disfigure
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maim
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extremely attentive to sensory input; keen
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perceptive
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to reject as untrue
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repudiate
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anxiety and concern; concern for the well-being of others
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solicitude
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to corrupt or ruin by contaminating
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taint
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a state of fearful uncertainty; dread
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trepidation
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a homeless person, especially an orphaned child
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waif
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to make less severe of painful
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assuage
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disrespectful toward what is considered sacred
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blasphemous
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of or relating to the sky or heavens
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celestial
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a conversation between two people; the lines spoken by characters in a literary work (e.g., a play or in fiction)
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dialogue
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emotionally unrestrained and joyful; lavish; abundant
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exuberant
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a person whose opinions conflict with established, popular beliefs
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heretic
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incapable of correction or rehabilitation
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incorrigible
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easily annoyed; irritable
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peevish
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to signal or warn of; to forecast
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portend
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to suppress with threat or force; to declare invalid
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quash
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declined to speak out; reserved
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reticent
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filthy and miserable, as from poverty; morally revolting; sordid
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squalid
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violently disturbed; chaotic
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turbulent
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disregarding or defying tradition or standards
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unorthodox
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intense anger that is often vengeful
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wrath
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a collection of short stories, poems, or plays
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anthology
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to make more bearable; to ease
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alleviate
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overcoming distrust or hostility through friendliness
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conciliatory
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a lessening or a decrease
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diminution
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understood by or meant for only a small group
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esoteric
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tiny grains of sand or stone; determination and courage; to clench together, as teeth
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grit
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humorously absurd and nonsensical
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ludicrous
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tedious and requiring little skill
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menial
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expecting only the worst or most negative outcome
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pessimistic
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continuous emission of light from a substance requiring neither heat nor sustained exposure to radiation
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phosphorescence
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to rummage and steal
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ransack
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a simultaneous discharge of guns or cannons, or and outburst resembling such a discharge
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salvo
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not definite or permanent
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tentative
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felt as if one were taking part in the experiences or feelings of another person
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vicarious
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to desire intensely, sometimes with sadness
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yearn
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