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35 Cards in this Set
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gird
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v. to prepare for an event or an action
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daunt
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v. to make afraid; to discourage
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flux
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n. a state of continual change or movement
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hovel
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n. a dirty, wretched living placew
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cadaverous
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adj. of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin
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gothic
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adj. of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
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penury
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n. extreme poverty
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egress
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n. an exit; a means of going out
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felicity
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n. happiness; bliss
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despot
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n. a dictator with absolute power
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beget
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v. to produce; to make happen
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educe
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v. to draw or bring out
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glean
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v. to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor
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chafe
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v. to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction
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effrontery
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n. shameless boldness
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gird
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v. to prepare for an event or an action
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daunt
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v. to make afraid; to discourage
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flux
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n. a state of continual change or movement
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hovel
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n. a dirty, wretched living placew
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cadaverous
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adj. of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin
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gothic
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adj. of the middle ages; of or relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
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penury
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n. extreme poverty
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egress
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n. an exit; a means of going out
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felicity
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n. happiness; bliss
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despot
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n. a dictator with absolute power
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beget
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v. to produce; to make happen
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educe
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v. to draw or bring out
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glean
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v. to collect bit by bit; to gather with patient labor
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chafe
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v. to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction
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effrontery
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n. shameless boldness
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imbibe
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v. to drink (especially alcohol)
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feign
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v. to pretend
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desist
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v. to stop; discontinue
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allude
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v. to hint at, to refer to indirectly
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elite
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n. the choice members or best of a group
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