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23 Cards in this Set
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brittle
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breakable, fragile, easily damaged
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apprehend
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to seize, arrest, take into custody
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revere
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to honor, to regard with respect
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belligerent
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quarelsome, exhibiting assertiveness
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bemuse
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to confuse or bewilder
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complacency
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the state of being self-satisfied
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derision
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scoffing at, ridicule, mockery
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imperious
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extremely overbearing
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indignation
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anger as a result of something unjust
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juncture
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a point of joining
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ominious
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threatening
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mollify
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to soothe or appease
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monotony
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sameness
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morose
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being sullen or gloomy
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mottled
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marked with spots of different colors
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pugnacious
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looking for a fight, combative
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plaintive
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mournful and expressing sorrow
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relish
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to take great pleasure and delight in
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reprehensible
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deserving blame or reprimand
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scuttle
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to sink (usually a ship)
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slough
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to cast off
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stilted
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artificially formal, stiff
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wispy
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small in amount
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