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20 Cards in this Set
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all ready
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completely prepared
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already
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prior to a specified or implied past, present, or future time
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affect (v)
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to influence
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effect (v)
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to bring about; to cause to happen
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accept (v)
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to receive willingly
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except (v)
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to take or leave out a from a number or a whole
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number (n)
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a sum of units
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amount (n)
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the total number or quantity
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ante
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prior to, earlier
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anti
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against or opposite view
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faux pas (Fr)
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a social blunder
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vis-a-vis (Fr)
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face-to-face with
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tete-a-tete (fr)
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a private conversation with two persons
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raison d'etre (Fr)
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reason or justification for existence
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nom de plume (fr)
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pseudonym, pen name
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caveat emptor (L)
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a principle in commerce w/o warranty; the buyer takes the risk of quality upon himself (buyer beware)
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nolo contendere (L)
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a plea by the defendant in a criminal prosecution that w/o admitting guilt subjects him to conviction but does not preclude him from denying the truth of the charges in a collateral proceeding (plead no contest)
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esprit de corps (fr)
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common spirit
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nota bene (L)
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to cause tension (NB)
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bete noire
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something hated or detested
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