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20 Cards in this Set
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amateur
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a person who does something for a pasttime, not as a professional
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ascend
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to go or move upward to climb
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blurt
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to say something suddenly
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critic
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a person who judges people or things according to a certain standard
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foyer
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an entrance hall in a house
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impersonate
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to pretend to be someone
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incite
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to urge on to put into motion
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indulge
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to yield to the whims of another, to pamper
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jest
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something said or done for amusement or laughter, to act or play in an amusing way
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mute
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silent, unable to speak
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mystify
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to confuse or perplex
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narrate
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to give an oral or written account of to tell of events or experiences in a speech
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ordinance
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a command or order, a public regulation
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overrate
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to consider or rate to highly
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pursue
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to follow or chase
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readlily
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quickly or without delay
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ridicule
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to make fun of
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scornful
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full of dislike and critical behavior
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tact
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the ability to do or say something in a way that does not offend
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undaunted
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not discouraged, brave
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