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23 Cards in this Set
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alloy
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to commingle; to debase by mixing with somthing inferior
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august
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majestic; venerable
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bent
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leaning; inclination; proclivity
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brook
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endure, tolerate
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damp
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diminish the intensity of
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die
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part of the machine that punches shaped holes or cuts
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essay
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to test or try, to attempt or experiment
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flag
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to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline
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flip
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sarcastic
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ford
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to wade across part of a river
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guy
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a cord or cable used to steady or guide something
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mince
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to pronounce or speak affectedly; to speak too carefully; to take tiny steps or tiptoe
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nice
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exacting; fastidious; extremely precise
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obtain
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v. to be established, accepted, or customary
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occult
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adj. hidden concealed, beyond comprehension
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pied
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adj. multicolored, usually in blotches or patches
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prize
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n/v to pry; to press or force with a lever; something taken by force; spoils
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rail
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to complain about bitterly
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rent
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adj/n torn, past of rend; an opening or tear caused by such
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scurvy
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contemptible; dispicable
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steep
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saturate
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strut
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n. the supporting structural corss-part of a wing
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table
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to remove form consideration
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