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20 Cards in this Set
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(adj)near, next to, adjoining
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adjacent
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(v)to get down from, step down from; to come down form the air, land; (adj.)lighted up
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alight
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(adj) not productive, bare
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barren
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(v) to break up, disturb
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disrupt
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(n) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time
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dynasty
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(n) and advance indication, sample, or warning
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foretaste
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(v) to begin to grow, come into being
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germinate
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(adj) ordingary, dull, routine,without variation
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humdrum
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(v) to rush violently, dash headlong; to dling or hukrl forcefully
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hurtle
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(v) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly
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insinuate
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(adj)endless, so long as to seem endless
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interminable
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(v) to ask questions, examine by questioning
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interrogate
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(v) to pay back; to give a reward; (n)a payment for loss, service, or injury
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recompense
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(v) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again
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renovate
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(n) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job
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resume
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(adj) silent or booding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish
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sullen
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(v) to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream; (n) a small, irregular quantity of anything
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trickle
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(adj) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace
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trivial
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(n) a pause in fighting, temporary peace
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truce
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(adj) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly dispostion; painfully severe or extreme
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vicious
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