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44 Cards in this Set
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skimp
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to be scrupulous or to save something.
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rummage
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to search through
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Earmark
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to set aside, a mark on an animal's ear. An attribute that is special
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intensive
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showing great effort
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Data
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information
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Exalt
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to make high in rank, power
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lag
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to move slowly fall behind.
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Trait
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an attribute
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Beacon
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a signal or a bright light
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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 struggle successfully against something.
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sleuth
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a detective
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inevitable
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unavoidable
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Compact
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small
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strident
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harsh, shrill, unpleasant sounding
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misapprehension
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misunderstand
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surge
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to have a heavy violent swelling motion
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allegiance
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loyalty
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stupefy
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to make stupid, dull
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responsive
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answering and replying
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uncouth
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crude, awkward, clumsy
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pantomime
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a mime show
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prowl
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to stalk to move silently to follow
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Burly
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strong, husky
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Alias
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a fake name a disguise
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valiant
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brave
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ambiguous
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not clear having two or more possible meanings
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append
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to attach
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amalgamate
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to combine
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Far-Fetched
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unlikely, hard to swallow
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Confiscate
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to take away
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epic
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vast titanic
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Replenish
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to refill
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rend
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mutilate, butcher, disfigure
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stealthy
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sneaky, done in a way not to be seen (Splinter Cell)
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incalculable
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too great to be counted
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berserk
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mad, deranged
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celestial
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having to do with the sky or heavens.
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empower
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to give authority
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enumerate
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to count
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prosecute
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to bring in front of the court, carry out
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audition
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try out, screen test
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transform
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to change completely.
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