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21 Cards in this Set
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percussion
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1. the sharp striking of one thing against another
2. instruments that make a sound when struck |
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perennial
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1. continuing regularly
2. living longer than two years, said especially of plants |
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permeate
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to penetrate through spaces through spaces; to spread throughout
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persevere
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to hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obsticals
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defer
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to postpone;to delay
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dilatory
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tending to delay or to postpone
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elation
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excited feelings of pride,triumph or happiness
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infer
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to use available evidence to form conclusion
to guess |
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contend
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to engage in a quarrel a struggle or rivalry
to assert; to put forward in argument |
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intent
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Purpose
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subvert
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To upset; to overthrow; to ruin
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subservient
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Excessively willing to yield; submissive
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contort
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To twist or bend out of shape
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distort
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To change something to make it false.
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retort
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To reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation.
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Tortuous
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Deceitfully roundabout; Tricky
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adversity
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Hardship; misfortune
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avert
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To turn away (one's eyes)
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Introvert
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A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward.
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Perverse
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Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required.
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Prose
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Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter.
referring to speech or writing other than verse. |
