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20 Cards in this Set
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quay
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landing place for ships; pier
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emphasize
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lay stress upon, call attention to
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urgent
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requiring immediate action or attention
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blend
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mix smoothly together; shade into each other
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oration
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public speech for a formal occasion
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disrupt
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break up, split
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penetrate
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get into or through; see into, understand
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conviction
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definite belief; act of proving or declaring someone guilty
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rebuke
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scold, find fault with
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forthcoming
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about to happen; approaching
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snare
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trap
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indispensable
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absolutely necessary
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taper
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to become gradually thinner toward one end; thin candle
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luster
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quality of shining or giving off light; brightness, glitter
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perpetual
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continuing forever; never stopping
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alight
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get down; get off; come down from flight; on fire, lighted up
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miscellaneous
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mixed; of different kinds or natures
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homicide
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killing of one person by another
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perjury
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swearing to a lie
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hazard
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risk, peril; venture upon, take a risk; expose to danger or harm
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