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30 Cards in this Set
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accede
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to yield; to assume in office or dignity
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brandish
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to wave our flourish in a meancing fashion
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comprise
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to include or contain; to be made up of
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deft
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skillful, nimble
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destitude
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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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explicit
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definite, clearly stated
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extirpate
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to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally
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inopportune
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coming at a bad time; not appropriate
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ironic
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suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens
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musty
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stale, moldy; out-of-date
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officious
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meddling; excessively forward in offering services of assuming authority
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ominous
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unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen
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pinnacle
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a high peak or point
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premeditated
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considered beforehand, deliberately planned
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rampant
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growing without check, running wild
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solace
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(n.) comfort, relief; (v.) to comfort, console
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stately
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dignified, majestic
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supple
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bending easily
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suppress
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to stop by force, put down
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venal
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open to or marked by bribery or corruption
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hypo-
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under
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hypothermia
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a body temperature which is below normal
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in-, im-, il-, ir- (1)
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in, into
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induce
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to bring about, produce or cause
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in-, im-, il-, ir- (2)
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not
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inclement
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not kind / merciful
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inter-
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between
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interject
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to insert between other things
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intra-
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within
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intravenous
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within a vein
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