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15 Cards in this Set
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Dub (Verb)
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To confer knighthood on.
-also- To call by a distinctive title, epithet, or nickname. |
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Duplicate (Verb)
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To make double or twofold.
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Durable (Adjective)
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Able to exist for a long time without significant deterioration.
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Dynasty (Noun)
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A succession of rulers of the same line of descent.
-also- a powerful group or family that maintains its position for a considerable time. |
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Ebb (Noun)
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The reflux of the tide toward the sea.
-also- A point or condition of decline. |
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Eddy (Noun)
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A current of water or air running contrary to the main current, especially a circular current.
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Edible (Adjective)
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Fit to be eaten.
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Eject (Verb)
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To throw out or off from within.
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Elapse (Verb)
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Pass, go by.
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Elated (Adjective)
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Marked by high spirits.
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Elegy (Noun)
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A song or poem expressing sorrow or lamentation especially for one who is dead.
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Elude (Verb)
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To avoid adroitly.
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Embargo (Noun)
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An order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports.
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Emerge (Verb)
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To become manifest; become known.
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Emigrate (Verb)
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To leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere.
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