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46 Cards in this Set
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Skimp
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to be stingy; to save
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Rummage
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to search through
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Earmark
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to set aside for a special purpose
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Intensive
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thorough; deep; great effort
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Data
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info; facts
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Exalt
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to make high in rank; elevate; lift up
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Lag
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fall behind
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Trait
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quality or characteristic
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Beacon
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light house
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Chasten
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to punish
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Tally
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to count up
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Cope
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to manage or to get along
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Sleuth
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a detective
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Inevitable
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sure to happen; cant prevent from happening
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Compact
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firmly packed together; to squeeze together; small
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Strident
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a harsh shrill; a scream
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Misapprehension
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wrong idea
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Surge
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powerful forward rush
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Allegiance
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loyalty to a nation or cause
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Stupefy
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to make stupid
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Responsive
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answering or replying
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Uncouth
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clumsy
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Pantomime
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story without words; a mime
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Prowl
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to roam about stealthy in search of something
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Burly
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big and strong
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Alias
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an assumed name to hide one's identity
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Valiant
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brave
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Ambiguous
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not clear; confusing
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Appended
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added on; attached
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Sanctuary
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holy place
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Affirm
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to confirm
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Amalgamate
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to unite; to merge together
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Far- fetched
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unlikely
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Confiscate
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to seize; to take away from
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Epic
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a long poem about the deeds of heroes; on a grand scale
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Replenish
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to fill again; replace; refill
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Rend
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to tear to pieces
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Stealthy
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sneaky; done in a way not to be seen
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incalculable
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too great to be counted
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Berserk
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crazy
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Celestial
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having to do with the sky or heaven
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Empower
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to give power or authority to
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Enumerate
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to count, to name one by one. to list
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Prosecute
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to bring before a court of law for trial
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Audition
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a trial hearing for a porformer or to conduct or porform such a hearing
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Transform
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to change completely a apperance or form
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