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20 Cards in this Set
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acme
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the highest point
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attribute
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a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; to assign to, credit with
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belittle
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to make something appear smaller than it is
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convey
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to transport;to transmit
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doctrine
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a belief, principle, or teaching
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excise
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to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the monufacture, sale, distribution of commodity, or service
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exotic
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foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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haggard
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thin, pale, or careworn as a result of suffering or worry; wild-looking
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jaunty
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livley, easy or carefree in manner; smart or trim in appearence
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juncture
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a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
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menial
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lowly, humble, lacking dignity; a person who does the humble and unpleasent tasks
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parry
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to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; a defensive move in fencing and other sports
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predatory
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preying on, plundering, or piratical
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ravage
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to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, destruction
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stance
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a way of holding the body; an attitude or position in an issue
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tawdry
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showy, flashy but lacking in good taste
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turncoat
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a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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unassuming
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not putting on airs, unpretenious; modest
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wallow
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to roll about in a lazy or clumsy way; a wet, muddy, dusty area used by animals as a bath
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waver
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or desicion
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