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40 Cards in this Set
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to plead on behalf of someone else
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intercede
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a combination for a specific purpose
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coalition
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a gap, opening, break
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hiatus
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imitate
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simulate
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worn-out
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jaded
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Petulant
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easy irritated and upset
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dad
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ex officio
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holding a certain office
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obama
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bombastic
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overblown in language
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epitome
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an instance that represents a larger reality
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precipitate
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to fall as moisture
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weather
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millennium
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period of 1000 years
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interloper
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an intruder
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robber
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expedite
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to make easy
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abominate
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intense dislike or hatred for
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bullies
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ascribe
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to assign
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circuitous
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roundabout
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nominal
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too small to be considered or taken seriously
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Horton hears a who
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inadvertant
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unintentional, accidental
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archetype
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a perfect or typical example
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infer
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to find out by reasoning
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aura
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a distinctive air or personal quality
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spirit
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sleazy
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ethically low, mean or disreputable
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irrevocable
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incapable of being changed or called back
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this would not apply for brett favre
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caveat
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a warning
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filch
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to steal
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addendum
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an addition
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vapid
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dull
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scourge
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punish severely
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extricate
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to free from difficulties
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contraband
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smuggled goods
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drugs
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ennui
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weariness
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contrive
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invent
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Ben Franklin
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bizarre
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extremely strange
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vouchsafe
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to grant
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surreptitious
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secret, stealthy
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transmute
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to transform
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immutable
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not subject to change, constant
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heinous
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hateful, offensive
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fetter
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a chain or shackle on the feet
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vicarious
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experienced by one person in place of another
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