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20 Cards in this Set
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adjourn
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to move to another place; to stop proceedings temporarily
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alien
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a citizen of another country; foreign or strange
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comely
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having a pleasing appearance
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compensate
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to make up for; to repay for services
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dissolute
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loose in one's morals or behavior
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erratic
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not regular or consistent; different from what's ordinarily expected; undependable
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expulsion
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the process of driving or forcing out
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feint
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deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense
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fodder
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food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose
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fortify
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to strengthen; to build up
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illegible
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difficult or impossible to read
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jeer
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to make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark
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lucrative
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bring in money; profitable
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mediocre
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average, ordinary, undistinguished
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proliferate
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to reproduce, increase or spread rapidly
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subjugate
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to conquer by force, bring under complete control
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sully
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to soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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tantalize
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to tease, torment by teasing
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terse
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brief and to the point
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unflinching
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firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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