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19 Cards in this Set
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adapt
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to adjust or change to suit of conditions
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attest
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to bear witness, affirm to be true or genuine
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dovetail
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to fit together exactly; to connect so as to form a whole;a carpentry figure resembling a doves tail.
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enormity
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the quality of exceeding all moral bounds; an exceedingly evil act; huge size, immensity
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falter
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to hesitate, stumble, lose courage; to speak hesitatingly; to lose drive, weaken decline
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foreboding
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a warning or feeling that something bad will happen; marked by fear, omnious
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forlorn
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totally abandoned and helpless; sad and lonely; wretched or pitiful; almost hopeless
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haughty
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chillingly proud and scornful
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impediment
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a physical defect; a hindrance, obstacle
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imperative
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necessary, urgent; a form of a verb expressing a command; that which is necessary or requred
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loiter
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to linger in an aimless way, hang around
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malinger
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to pretend illness to avoid duty or work
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plunder
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to rob by force, especially during wartime; to seize wrongfully; property stolen by force, booty
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simper
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to smile or speak in a silly, forced way; a silly, forced smile
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steadfast
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firmly fixed; constant, not moving or changing
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vaunted
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much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way
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vilify
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to abuse or belittle unjustly or maliciously
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waif
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a person (usually a child) without a home or friend; a stray person or animal; something that comes along by chance, a stray bit
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wry
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twisted, turning to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous
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