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19 Cards in this Set
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besiege
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v. to crowd around; crowd in upon; to assail or ply, as with requests or demands
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fortitude
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n. strength, expecially mental or emotional
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reprobate
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n. a depraved, unprincipled, or wicked person
v. to criticize, disapprove, condemn, or censure adj. morally depraved; unprincipled; bad |
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advent
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n. arrival
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coeval
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n. a contemporary
adj. of the same age, date or duration |
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collateral
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adj. serving to support or reinforce; accompanying; auxiliary; additional; confirming
n. security pledged for the payment of a loan |
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seance
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n. a apritualists' session or sitting
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minutiae
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n. small, unimportant details
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exculpate
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v. remove the blame from; vindicate
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gratuity
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n. tip; a gift of money; something given without claim or demand
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fate
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n. what has been preordained
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primeval
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adj. pertaining to the first age or ages; primordial
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multilateral
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adj. 1. having several or many sides; many-sided;
2. participated in by more than two nations, parties, etc.; multipartite |
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bimester
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n. a two-month period
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superseded
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v. to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing
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entreat
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v. to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg
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affable
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adj. pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
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contravene
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v. 1. to come or be in conflict with; go or act against; deny or oppose: eg. to contravene a statement
2. to violate, infringe, or transgress: eg. to contravene the law |
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gratis
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adv. without charge or payment; free
adj. free; gratuitous |
