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20 Cards in this Set
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(adj) assistance, support, back-up (n) a helper, aid, reserve, accessory
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auxiliary
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(adj) frank, sincere, forthright, plainspoken, unposed
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candid
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(n) a small room or compartment, enclosure, hole-in-th-wall
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cubicle
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(n) hard work, tiresome, toil, labor, grind
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drudgery
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(n) representative, messenger, ambassador, emissar
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envoy
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(v) to elevate; increase in intensity; ascent, mount
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escalate
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(n) a means to an end; contrivance (adj) advantageous, serviceable
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expedient
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(v) to pretend, fake, sham, affect, simulate
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feign
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(n) a natural quality, talent; aptitude, bent, knack, panache
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flair
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adj) causing sorrow or pain; serious, onerous, flagrant, heartrending
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grievous
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(adj) composed of different kinds, diverse; variegated
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heterogeneous
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(n) a vast number; a throng; mass, multitude, host, swarm
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horde
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(v) to force, drive forward; urge, push, spur, propel, incite
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impel
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adj) disbelieving, skeptical, dubious, mistrustful
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incredulous
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(v) to write or engrave; enlist, enroll
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inscribe
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(n) a speech by on actor; a long talk, soliloquy, recitation
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monologue
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(n) a forecast of probable course and outcome of a situation or disease; prediction
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prognosis
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dj) with a harsh sound, scratchy, abrasive (n) a harsh sound
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rasping
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adj) offensive, disagreeable, odious, revolting, repulsive
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repugnant
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(v) to sink a ship by cutting holes in it, abandon, discard (n) a pail
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scuttle
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