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10 Cards in this Set
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Adieu
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"Farewell"
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It is sad to have to bid ----- to friends who have treated us so well.
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Advent
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Arrival,Coming into view
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The appearance of many a main street has been transformed with the ------- of fast-food restraunts.
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Apex
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Highest Point
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When the head of your golf club has reached the ---- of the swing, pause for a second before you begin the downward motion.
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Assimilate
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Absorb fully, make one's own
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It takes many long hours of study to --------- all the technical information you need to become a computer programer.
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Bogus
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False
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We have evidence that the ------ "English nobleman" is really Elmer FLick, a plumber from Muncie, Indiana.
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Exorbitant
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Unreasonably high
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After that ----------- charge for a simple motor tune up, I will never deal with Parson's Garage again.
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Interim
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Temporary
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In the ------ between Donna's resignation and the election of a new president, I offered to serve in that office.
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Inundate
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To flood or overwhelm
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The people living in the calley will have to leace their homes because the area will be ------- when a new dam is constructed across the lakes.
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Malign
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Speak evil or be evil
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Shakespere's wicked characters often assume the guise of kindness to cloak their ---- natures.
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Meander
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Wander about or sharp turn
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Kings Highway, an old indian trail, ------ through Brooklyn, crossing many important streets and almost retracing its path at some points.
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