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20 Cards in this Set
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Adage |
Wise saying |
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Bonanza |
Something valuable, profitable or rewarding |
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Churlish |
Lacking politeness or good mAnners |
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Citadel |
A strong or commanding place |
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Collaborate |
To work with, work together |
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Decree |
An order having the force of a law, to command firmly |
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Discordant |
Disagreeable in sound, laking harmony, conflicting |
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Evolve |
To develop gradually, to rise to a higher level |
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Excerpt |
A passage taken from a book, article, etc, to quote |
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Grope |
To feel around hesitantly with the hands, to search blindly |
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Hover |
To float or hang suspended over |
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Jostle |
To force or make ones way by pushing or elbowing, to bump or shove |
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Laggard |
A person who moves slowly or falls behind |
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Plaudits |
Applause, enthusiastic praise or approval |
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Preclude |
To make impossible, shut out |
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Revert |
To return, go back |
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Rubble |
Broken stone or bricks, ruins |
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Servile |
Of or relating to slave, behaving like or suitable for a slave or servant |
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Vigil |
A watch, especially at night |
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Wrangle |
To quarrel or aegue in a noisy, angry way |
