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20 Cards in this Set
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adieu
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farewell or a farewell
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advent
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an arrival or coming into place of view
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apex
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the highest point or tip
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assimilate
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to absorb fully or make ones own or to adopat as ones own or to adapt fully
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bogus
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faulse or counterfeit
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exorbitant
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unreasonably high or excessavie
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interim
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the time between or teporary coming between two points in time
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inundate
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to flood or overflow
to overwhelm by numbers or size |
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malign
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to speak evil of
slander |
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meander
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to wander about wind about
a sharp turn or twist |
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metropolis
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a large city
the cheif city of an area |
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momentous
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very important
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obstereperous
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noisy unruley or disorderly
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pensive
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thoughtful
melancholy |
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perilous
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dangerous
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shoddy
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poor quality
characterized by inferior workmanship |
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sprightly
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lively full of life spicy and flavorful
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surly
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angry and bad tempered
rude |
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tirade
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a long angry speech usually very critical
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vagrant
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an idle wonderer tramp
wondering aimlessly |
