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23 Cards in this Set
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amenities
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noun
comforts and conveniences |
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Au revoir
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verb
french phrase - for good-bye |
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capitulated
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verb
gave up, surrendered, stopped resisting |
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debacle
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noun
an overwhelming defeat |
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disarming
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adj
allaying criticism or hostility |
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diverting
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verb
turn in another direction; draw off attention of; entertain; amuse |
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imprudent
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adj
rash, indiscreet; revealing secrets; hasty; reckless |
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indolently
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adv
lazily |
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intermediary
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noun
one who acts as a go-between |
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peruse
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verb
to browse |
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precariously
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adv
unsteadily; in an unstable manner |
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prolonged
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verb
make longer; cause to continue |
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protruding
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verb
sticks out; thrusts out |
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receding
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verb
go or shrink back; slope backwards; decline in force or value |
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retribution
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noun
punishment for wrongdoing |
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status quo
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noun
existing or unchanged position |
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surmounted
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verb
overcome, prevail over, get over |
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tractable
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adj
easily managed or controlled, docile |
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unruffled
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adj
not able to disturb tranquility; calm |
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status quo
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noun
existing or unchanged position |
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surmounted
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verb
overcome, prevail over, get over |
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tractable
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adj
easily managed or controlled, docile |
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unruffled
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adj
not able to disturb tranquility; calm |
