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30 Cards in this Set
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To underline.
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Underscore
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Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful.
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Vindictive
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A structural or behavioral characteristic peculiar to an individual or group.
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Idiosyncrasy
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To praise enthusiastically and often publicly; applaud.
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Acclaim
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To show or demonstrate plainly; reveal
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Manifest
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To hang limply; droop.
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Flag
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A fortified place or a fortress.
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Stronghold
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Protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship.
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Refuge
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A projecting part of a fortification.
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Bastion
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An undertaking that is dangerous, daring, or of uncertain outcome.
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Venture
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Lacking authenticity or validity in essence or origin; not genuine; false.
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Spurious
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Too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; outmoded.
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Antiquated
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To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit.
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Dishearten
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To exclude from a group
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Ostracize
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a message that departs from the main subject
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Digression
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The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive
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46. Euphemism
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A short pithy saying in frequent and widespread use that expresses a basic truth or practical precept
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47. Proverb
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The act of joining or the condition of being joined.
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48. Juncture
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A bringing or coming to an end; a ceasing
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49. Cessation
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The partial or complete obscuring, relative to a designated observer, of one celestial body by another.
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50. Eclipse
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Not producing offspring.
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51. Barren
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Capable of producing offspring or vegetation; fruitful.
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52. Fecund
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To retire from; give up or abandon.
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53. Relinquish
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To make strong
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54. Fortify
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To deceive the mind or judgment of
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55. Delude
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A change or variation.
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56. Vicissitudes
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To regard with respect, reverence, or heartfelt deference
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57. Venerate
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Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable.
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58. Capricious
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Passing with time; transitory
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59. Transient
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To reveal by divine inspiration.
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60. Prophesy
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