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20 Cards in this Set
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Analyze
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To examine, study how the parts of something relate to each other
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Bewail
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To express deep regret or sorrow over
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Destitute
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Without resources or possessions especially the necessities of life. Lacking; devoid of
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Detact
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To take away, especially from the value, beauty, or importance of.
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Emancipate
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To set free from slavery, to liberate
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Extol
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To praise highly
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Factor
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Something that influences the result of something else
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Flamboyant
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Excessively showy, unrestrained
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Function
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Noun: purpose, role, or use
Verb: to work or operate |
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Impetus
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A driving force; anything that causes action
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Insuperable
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Incapable of being defeated or overcome
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Intermittent
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Not continuous; happening at intervals
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Interpret
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Understand or explain something's meaning
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Maxim
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A general truth or rule of conduct; a short saying
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Obligatory
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Required or demanded
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Plumb
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Adj: straight up and down
Verb: to understand by examining closely or measuring the depth of something |
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Structure
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The way that parts of something relate to each other
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Vagabond
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Noun: person who wanders from place to place.
Adj: travels from place to place |
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Visage
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A face, especially one that expresses feelings
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Wheedle
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To coax using sly persuasion or insincere praise
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