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30 Cards in this Set
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assault, to attack physically and violently
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assail
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an examination or testing
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assay
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to state positively; declare; affirm
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assert
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to absord and incorporate into one's thinking
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assimilate
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cunning; having or showeing a clever or shrewd mind
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astute
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amaze, to bewilder with sudden surprise
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astound
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brutality; very displeasing or tasteless thign
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atrocity
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hearer or listener
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auditor
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enlarge; to make greater as in size, quantity or strenght
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augment
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successful; favored by fortune
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auspicious
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forbiddingl having a severe or stern look or manner
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austere
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eager and enthusiastic
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avid
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to declare openly or admit frankly
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arow
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a romantic or sentimental song
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ballad
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commonplace; dull or stale because of overuse
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banal
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ruin; death; deadly harm
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bane
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heavy, prolonged attack of words or blows
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barrage
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in spanish-speaking countries, a district or suburb of a city
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barrio
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to warm oneself pleasantly; as in the sun
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bask
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to sew with long, loose stitches
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baste
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any light for warning or guide
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beacon
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to dazzle thourougly
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bedazzle
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to dress or decorate in a cheap or showy way
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bedizen
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tardy; late or too late
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belated
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at war; showing a readiness to fight or quarrel
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beligerent
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doing good
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beneficent
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a kindly, charitable act or gift
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benevolence
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good-natured, kindly
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benign
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to hand down, pass on
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bequeth
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empty; devoid
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barren
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