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30 Cards in this Set
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Shard |
A broken piece of a brittle artifact.
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Pelt
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Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles.
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Affluent
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Having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value.
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Extravagant
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Recklessly wasteful.
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Unscrupulous
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Without scruples or principals.
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Disdain
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Lack of respect accompanied by feeling of intense dislike.
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Blemish
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Add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective. |
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Kinship
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(anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption.
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Unruly
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Un willing to submit to authority.
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Scoff
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Laugh at with contempt and derision.
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Fleeting
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Lasting for a markedly brief time.
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Exhilarating
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Making lively and joyful.
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Aloofness
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A disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner.
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Bleak
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Offering little or no hope.
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Impeccable
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Without fault or error.
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Perpetually
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Everlasting; for all time.
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Undeniable
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Not possible to deny.
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Amends
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Something done or paid in expiation of a wrong.
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Nemesis
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Something causing misery or death.
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Implore
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Call upon in supplication; entreat.
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Harbor
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Maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings).
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Oblivious
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(followed by "to" or "of") Lacking conscious awareness of.
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Feigned
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Not genuine.
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Relentless
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Never-ceasing.
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Refrain
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Resist doing something.
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Ingrained
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(Used especially of ideas or principles) Deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held.
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Nuance
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A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.
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Trepidation
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A feeling of alarm or dread.
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Eerie
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Suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious.
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Viable
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Capable of life or normal growth and development. |
