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13 Cards in this Set
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Accost
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to confront boldly, to approach, especially with a greeting, question, or remark, (of prostitutes, procurers, etc.) to solicit for sexual purposes.
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Attenuate
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to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value, to make thin; make slender or fine,
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Belabor
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to explain, worry about, or work at (something) repeatedly or more than is necessary, to assail persistently, as with scorn or ridicule, to beat vigorously; ply with heavy blows.
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Cavort
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to prance or caper about, to behave in a high-spirited, festive manner; make merry
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Deprecate
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to express earnest disapproval of, to urge reasons against; protest against (a scheme, purpose, etc.) to depreciate; belittle.
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Dissemble
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to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of, to put on the appearance of; feign
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Garner
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to gather or deposit in or as if in a granary or other storage place, to get; acquire; earn
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Jettison
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to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency, to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard.
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Manifest
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readily perceived by the eye or the understanding; evident; obvious; apparent; plain, to make clear or evident to the eye or the understanding; show plainly
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Pillory
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to expose to public derision, ridicule, or abuse
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Recant
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to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
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Slough
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to be or become shed or cast off
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Vacillate
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to waver in mind or opinion; be indecisive or irresolute
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