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10 Cards in this Set
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emanate
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(v) to come forth, as from a source; originate; to send forth; emit
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inhibit
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(v) to restrain or hold back; prevent
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meander
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(v) to follow a winding and turning course; to wander aimlessly and idly without fixed direction; (n) a circuitous windings as a stream or path; a circuitous journey or excursion; ramble
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retrogress
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(v) to return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition; revert; to move or go backward
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serpentine
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(adj) of or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement; sinuous; subtly sly and tempting
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supersede
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(v) to take the place of; replace; to cause to be set aside or displaced; supplant
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torpid
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(adj) lacking energy or vigor; lethargic; sluggish; deprived of the power of motion or feeling; benumbed; dormant; hibernating
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transitory
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(adj) existing only briefly; short-lived
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undulate
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(v) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; ripple; to have a wavelike appearance or form; to cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion; to give a wavelike appearance or form to (adj) having a wavy outline or appearance
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unremitting
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(adj) never slackening; persistent
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