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20 Cards in this Set
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aspirant
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(adj) seeking to attain a desired position or status
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cumbersome
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(adj) slow moving; unwilly because of heariness & bulk
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distend
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(v) to enlarge from internal pressure; to become extended
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droll
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(adj) having a humorous, whimisical, or odd quality
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evoke
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(v) to call forth or up; to cite especially with approval or for support (conjure)
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inertia
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(n) property of matter...an object remains at rest until a force acts on it
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intermittent
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(adj) coming and going at intervals; not continuous (occasional)
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jubilant
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(adj) exultant(marked by joy)
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lurid
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(adj) shinning with the red glow of fire seen through smoke or cloud
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mitigate
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(v) to cause to become less harsh or hostile; to make less severe or painful
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permeate
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(v) to spread or diffuse through
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precocious
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(adj) exceptionally early in development or occurence (mature)
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proficient
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(adj) well advanced in a branch of knowledge
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proverbial
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(adj) of or relating to a proverb
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environs
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(n) the districts around a city
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rehibilitate
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(v) to restore to a former capacity
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sepulchral
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(of or relating to a sepulchre (place of burial)
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slake
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(v)to lessen the force of(settle)
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tenure
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(n) the act of holding something (status granted after a trial period)
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emaciate
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(v) to waste away physically
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