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20 Cards in this Set
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censure
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to critisize or blame a condemning judgment a reprimand
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abound
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to teem to exist in large numbers to have plenty
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amnesty
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general pardon especially for political prisoners
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rift
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to break open to split a split a break in friendly relations
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admirably
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in a worthy manner commendably excellently
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inalienable
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not capable of being given or withdrawn
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bias
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a line slanting diagonally across the weave of a fabric a prejudice or personal tendency to prejudice or sway
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timorous
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easily frightened fearful timid cowardly
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affidarit
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a written statement made under oath
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diminutive
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referring to suffixes or altered word forms that designate smallness affection or familiarity a very small person or thing tiny of small size
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ornate
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elaborate excessively adorned or ornamented
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constiuents
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a necessary part or element a voter represented by an elected official necessary in making up a whole componet
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destitute
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poverty-stricken penniless being without
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prelude
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anything serving as an introduction such as an introductory section of a piece of music an opening
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colloquial
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informal in language conversational
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exullant
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rejoicing greatly triumphant
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bedlam
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a place or condition of chaos or turmoil
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curtailed
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to shorten to decrease
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conslidated
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to unite to strengthen to make solid or firmly established
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emancipate
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to set free to release from slavery or oppression
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