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15 Cards in this Set
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ascend |
to climb |
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convalesce |
to recover
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dregs |
the least valuable part |
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falter |
to hesitate; to halt |
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fiful |
intermittent; sporadic |
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incoherent |
unclear; disjointed |
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intemperate |
unwise; excessive |
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irate |
angry |
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octogenarian |
in his or her eighties |
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painstaking |
careful; conscientious |
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reprehensible |
deserving of rebuke |
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respite |
a rest; a short break |
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restrictive |
limiting |
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stagnate |
to stop developing |
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stereotype |
a cliche; an oversimplified concept or image |
