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20 Cards in this Set
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a proverb, wise saying (deff.) maxim (syn.)v
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adage
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something very valuable or profitable. (deff.) windfall (syn.)
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bonanza
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lacking politeness or good manners (deff.) surly (syn.)
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churlish
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a fortress that overlooks and protects a city (deff.) fort (syn.)
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citadel
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work together (deff.) team up (syn.)
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collaberate
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an order having the force of law (deff.) proclamation (syn.)
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decree
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disagreeable in sound (deff.) grating (syn.)
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discordant
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to devolop gradually (deff.) emerge (syn.)
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evolve
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a passage taken from a book, article, etc deff.) portion (syn.)
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excerpt
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to feel about hesitantly with hands (deff.) fumble for (syn.)
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grope
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to float or hang suspended over (deff) linger (syn)
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hover
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to make or force ones way by elbowing (deff) push (syn)
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jostle
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a person who moves slowly or falls behind (deff)slowpoke (syn)
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laggard
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applause (deff) cheers (syn)
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pludits
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to make impossible (deff) hinder (syn)
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preclude
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to return (deff) relapse (syn)
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revert
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broken stone or bricks deff.) wreckage (syn)
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rubble
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of or relating to a slave (deff) slavish (syn)
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servile
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a watch esp. at night (deff)
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vigil
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to quarrel and argue in a noisy, angry way deff) squabble (syn)
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wrangle
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