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20 Cards in this Set
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Adjourn
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(v) stop for a short time
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Alien
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(n) someone who is not a legal citizen of the country they are living or working in (adj) very different from what you are used to, especially in a way that is difficult to understand or accept
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Comely
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(adj) attractive
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Compensate
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(v) to replace or balance the effect of something bad
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Dissolute
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(adj) having an immoral way of life
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Erratic
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(adj) something that does not follow any pattern or plan but happens in a way that is not regular
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Expulsion
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(n) the act of forcing someone to leave a place
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Feint
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(n) a movement or an attack that is intended to deceive an opponent (v) to pretend to hit someone
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Fodder
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(n) something or someone that is useful only for a particular purpose - used in order to show disapproval
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Fortify
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(v) to encourage an attitude or feeling and make it stronger
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Illegible
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(adj) difficult or impossible to read
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Jeer
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(v) to laugh at someone or shout unkind things at them in a way that shows you do not respect them (n) unkind things said in a way that shows disrespect
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Lucrative
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(adj) a job or activity that is lucrative lets you earn a lot of money
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Mediocre
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(adj) not very good
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Proliferate
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(v) increases quickly and spreads to many different places
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Subjugate
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(v) to defeat a person or group and make them obey you
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Sully
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(v) to spoil or reduce the value of something that was perfect
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Tantalize
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(v) to show or promise something that someone really wants, but then not allow them to have it
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Terse
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(adj) uses very few words and often shows that you are annoyed
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Unflinching
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(adj) not changing or becoming weaker, even in a very difficult or dangerous situation
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