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22 Cards in this Set
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excerpt
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(n)message taken from a book
to quote |
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churlish
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(adj)lacking politeness or good manners
lacking sensitivity rude |
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revert
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(v) to retern, to go back
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plaudits
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(n)applause
enthusiastic praise |
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bonanza
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(n)a rich mass of ore in a mine
very valuable very large amount |
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adage
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a proverb, wise saying
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jostle
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to make or force ones way
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hover
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to float or hang suspended over
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rubble
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broken stone
ruins |
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laggard
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a person who moves slowly or falls behind
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evolve
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to develope gradually
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preclude
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to make impossible, prevent, shut out
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citadel
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a fortress that overlooks and protects a city
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collaborate
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to work with, together
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servile
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relating to a slave
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discordant
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disagreeable in sound, jarring, lacking in harmany
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grope
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to feel about hesitantly
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wrangle
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to quarrel or argue in a noisy way
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vigil
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a watch, at night
any period of watchful attention |
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decree
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an order having the force of teh law
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avowed
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declared openly adn without shame
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banter
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to exchange playfully
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