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20 Cards in this Set
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To wear away or rub off; to wear down in spirit
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Abrade
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Complex and difficult to comprehend
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Abstruse
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A formal blessing, an expression of good wishes
noun |
Benediction
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The act of drawing to a close
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Cessation
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The ten commandments
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Decalogue
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To amass, gather or accumulate
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Garner
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Display of special respect or honor (to anything)
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Homage
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One he loiters or stays behind
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Laggard
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Generously bestowed gifts
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Largess
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To moderate
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Mitigate
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To obstruct; something thatis closed or blocked off
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Occlude
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To appeal to the worst in someone
verb and noun |
Pander
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Treachery
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Perfidy
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Seeking to enforce doctrines or theories by violently eliminating all possibe alternative viewpoints
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Procrustean
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To engage in reconnaisance (a search made for the purpose of gaining information likely to yield military advantage)
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Reconnoiter
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To move (a person) to the country
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Rusticate
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Snakelike
adjective |
Serpentine
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An earthquake
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Temblor
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Ocurring every three years
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Triennial
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Mean-spirited; eager for revenge
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Vindictive
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