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36 Cards in this Set
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adage
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A saying with a lesson or observation about life.
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bonanza
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Something valuable or a large amount of something good.
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churlish
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Difficult, sullen
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citadel
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Fortress, well-defended city
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collaborate
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Work together
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decree
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Command certain behavior or results
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discordant
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disagreeing, quarreling
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evolve
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Develop over time
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excerpt
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A brief section of a larger work
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grope
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Grab blindly for
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hover
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Hold still in one place, typically in the air
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jostle
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push & shove
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laggard
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someone who trails behind
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plaudits
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praise for accomplishment
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preclude
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prevent from happening
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servile
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Subservient to, cravenly submissive
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avowed
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Declared openly, strongly
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detriment
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harm, damage
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glut
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An overabundance of
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incognito
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In a way that avoids recognition
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oblique
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not straightforward, at an angle not parallel or perpendicular
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venerate
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Worship, raise up
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audacious
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bold, risk-taking
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devoid
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Completely lacking in
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instigate
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begin or encourage the taking of an action
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prodigious
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huge quantity, amazing
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nonentity
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a nobody, someone ignored or having no impact
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oust
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Remove from a position (by force)
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promonotory
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Mountain or outcrop overlooking lowlands or water
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recourse
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turn to something or someone for help or redress
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solicitious
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concerned or anxious, very careful
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staid
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Calm, unchanging, sedate, boring
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abashed
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undermine self-confidence, embarrass
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finesse
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refinement, delicacy. Skillful handling of a situation
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proxy
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Substitute or intermediary authorized to act for another
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