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18 Cards in this Set
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Sieve
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a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material
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Retaliation
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action taken in return for an injury or offense
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Insidious
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working or spreading in an unusually injurious or harmful way
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Treason
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crime that undermines the current government
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Filigree
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delicate or intricate ornamentation
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Vantage
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the quality of having a superior or more desirable position
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Beatific
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experiencing or bestowing celestial joy
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Rend
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to tear
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Writhe
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twisting or contorting
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Waver
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to pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
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Pyre
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wood heaped up to burn a dead body
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Prattle
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to speak about unimportant things in a rapid manner
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Pedant
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person who pays closer attention to formal rules/book learning than necessary
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Dwindle
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to become smaller or lose substance
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Perfunctory
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done routinely with very little concern or care
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Homely
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unattractive
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Gorge
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to eat greedily
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Hone
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perfect or make more intense or effective
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