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17 Cards in this Set
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Degradation
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Reduction in rank or status, especially of office or dignity.
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Imply
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To indicate indirectly; to hint.
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Regress
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To go back; to return to a former or less developed condition.
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Corpulent
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Excessively bulky; fat.
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Accolade
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Any honor, award, or expression approval.
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Surreptitious
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Done secretly, without approval.
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Dorsal
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Pertaining to the back, especially of animals.
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Reflection
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The act or condition of being thrown back.
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Mandate
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A formal order from a higher court; and authoritative command, order, or injunction.
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Supplicate
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To ask humby or earnestly for, as in praying; to beseech.
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Supersede
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To take the place of; to replace.
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Sanguine
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Cheerful; hopeful.
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Endorse
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To write one's signature on the back of a check or other document.
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Dexterity
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Skill in the use of the hands or body; adroitness.
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Podiatry
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The study and treatment of foot ailments.
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Pedigree
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A line or list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kinds.
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Ossify
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To turn into bone; to become bony.
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