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49 Cards in this Set
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Acme
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high point;zenith
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Ajar
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Slightly open
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Apex
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High point, zenith, pinnacle
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Bane
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A cause for ruin
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Barn
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A poet
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Bevy
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A large group
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Bilk
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To steal, to embezzle
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Boon
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A sudden gain, a windfall
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Boor
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A rude person
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Curt
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terse, abrupt, brief, bordering on rudeness
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Deft
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Skillful, adept
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Dire
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Serious, urgent
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Diva
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A female singer, a prima donna
(Prima-Italian, primary; Donna-Italian, madam) |
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Dolt
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An obtuse person. Obtuse--stupid, slow, unsharpened
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Dupe
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To trick
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Fawn
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To flatter subserviently. (Subservient-Helpful;sub~ to:give in to; 谄媚的)
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Foil
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To baffle a plan, to thwart.
(Baffle-puzzle, set back, jeopardize; Thwart-Defeat, combat, slow) |
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Gait
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A manner or rate of walking
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Gale
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A strong wind, gust(strong wind)
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Gard
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Clothing, attire
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Gli
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easeful with speaking, story-telling
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Glut
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To oversupply, to stuff
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Guru
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A learned person who has followers
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Hack
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Hackneyed, trite, stale; To chop
(Hackneyed, trite, stale- ordinary, very familiar, 陈腐的) (Chop-斩件) |
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Hail
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To praise
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Hale
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Healthy
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Heed
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To listen to advice, to consider
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Hone
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To sharpen
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Icon
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A religious image or symbol
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Iota
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A very small amount
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Keen
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Sharp-minded, acute
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Laud
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To praise, to adulate(praise outrageously)
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Loom
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To come into view, usually in a threatening manner.
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Mite
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A swamp pit; mud; a quagmire
(swamp-沼泽,使陷入困境; quagmire-沼泽地,无法解脱的困境) |
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Mock
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To poke fun at, to scoff at
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Molt
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To shed hair, feathers, shell or horns.(Shed-exude..) 换毛
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Onus
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A duty or burden/
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Opus
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A great work, usually music
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Oust
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To forcibly remove a ruler from power.
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Pact
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An agreement, contract; a compact
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Sway
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Influence, control, dominion
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Tact
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Finesse in dealing with people; diplomacy (Finesse-n.Strategy,纤细,灵巧 v.巧妙处理)
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Tome
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A very big book
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Tout
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To flaunt, to brag about.
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Tyro
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A beginner=a neophyte=a fledgling(初学者,毫无经验的)
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Void
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To cancel; to nullify=invalidate=使过期,使无用
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Wary
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Cautious=chary
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Whet
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to sharpen; to stimulate an interest in
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Wily
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Crafty=insidious=subtle, sly
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