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22 Cards in this Set
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Adjourn (v.)
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1) to stop proceedings for a time
2) to move to another place |
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Alien (n.)
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1) a citizen of another country
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Alien (adj.)
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1) Foreign, strange
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Comely (adj.)
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1) having a pleasant appearance
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Compensate (v.)
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1) To make up for
2) To repay for services |
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Dissolute (adj.)
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1) loose in one's morals or behaviors
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Erratic (adj.)
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1) not regular or consistant
2) different from what is ordinarily expected 3) undependable |
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Expulsion (n.)
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1) the process of driving or forcing out
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Feint (n.)
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1) a deliberately deceptive movement
2) a pretense |
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Feint (v.)
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1) To make a deceptive movemen
2) To make a pretense of |
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Fodder (n.)
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1) Food for horses or cattle
2) Raw material for a designated purpose |
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Fortify (v.)
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1) To strengthen, build up
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Illegible (adj.)
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1) difficult or impossible to read
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Jeer (v.)
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1) To make fun of rudely or unkindly
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Jeer (n.)
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1) a rude remark of derision
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Lucrative (adj.)
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1) bringing in money, profitable
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Mediocre (adj.)
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1) Average, ordinary, undistinguished
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Proliferate (v.)
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1) to reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly
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Subjugate (v.)
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1) To conquer by force, bring under complete control
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Sully (v.)
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1) To soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch
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Terse (adj.)
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1) Brief and to the point
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Unflinching (adj.)
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1) Firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back
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