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45 Cards in this Set
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Avid
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Having a strong desire for;to the point of greed
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Brusque
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Abrupt in manner or speach; gruff
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Concise
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Short and to the point
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Demean
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To cause a lowering in self-esteem
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Despicable
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Deserving contempt or scorn
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Emulate
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To try to equal; to imitate
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Evoke
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To call forth; to produce
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Excruciating
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Very painful
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Inaugurate
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To install in office with a formal ceremony
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Pervade
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To spread throughout
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Proprietor
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An owner of a store or other business
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Pseudonym
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A fictitious name used by an author; a pen name
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Rebuff
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To reject bluntly
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Resilient
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Capable of recovering quickly from misfortune
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Turbulent
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1. Chaotic; unruly;
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Abrasion
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A wearing away or rubbing away by friction
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Clad
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Clothed or covered
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Corroborate
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To provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm
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Cursory
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Done in a hurry with little attention to detail
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Dehydrate
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To remove the water from
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Derive
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To take or receive from a source
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Electrify
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To wire or equip with electric power
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Endeavor
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To attempt earnestly
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Gingerly
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Cautious; very careful
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Grimace
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To make a face expressing feelings of pain, disgust, or contempt.
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Gruesome
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Causing shock or horror
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Inventory
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A list of possessions or goods on hand
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Simulate
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To take on the qualities of another; to imitate
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Succumb
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To give up or give in to
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Surmise
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To suppose something without sufficient evidence
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Anonymous
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Of an unknown source or an unrevealed name
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Anthology
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A collection of various writings, such as songs, stories, or poems
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Conjecture
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A conclusion based on guesswork or insufficient evidence
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Disposition
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A person's usual mood; temperament
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Encompass
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To enclose or encircle
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Extricate
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To free from a difficult or tangled situation
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Generation
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One step in the line of descent of a family
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Guile
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Cunning or deceit in dealing with others; trickery
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Imperative
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Urgent; pressing
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Instill
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To introduce gradually in order to establish securely
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Modify
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To make less extreme or severe
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Pivot
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A small bar or rod on which something else turns
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Prevalent
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Commonly occuring; widely accepted or practiced
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Recur
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To come up again or happen again
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Spontaneous
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Voluntary and unplanned
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