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44 Cards in this Set
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alloy
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to commingle; to debase by mixing with something inferior
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appropriate
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to take for one’s own use; confiscate
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arrest
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to suspend; to engage; to hold one’s attention
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august
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majestic; venerable
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bent
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leaning; inclination; proclivity; tendency
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broach
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to bring up or announce; to begin to talk about
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brook
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to tolerate, endure, or countenance
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cardinal
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of great importance
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color
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to change as if by dyeing, i.e., to distort, gloss, or affect
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damp
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to diminish the intensity or check the vibration of a sound, etc.
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die
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a part of a machine that punches shaped holes or cuts
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essay
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to test or try; to attempt or experiment
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exact
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to demand, call for, require or take
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flag
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to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline
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flip
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sarcastic, impertinent
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ford
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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream
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grouse
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to complain or grumble
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guy
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a cord or cable used to steady or guide some-thing
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intimate
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to imply, suggest, or insinuate
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list
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to tilt or lean to one side
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lumber
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to move heavily and clumsily
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milk
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to exploit; to squeeze every last ounce of
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mince
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to pronounce or speak affectedly; to speak too carefully; also, to take tiny steps or tiptoe
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nice
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exacting; fastidious; extremely, even excessively, precise
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obtain
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to be established, accepted, or customary
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occult
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hidden; concealed; beyond comprehension
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pedestrian
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commonplace; trite; unremarkable; quotidian
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pied
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multicolored, usually in blotches or patches
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pine
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to lose vigor (as through grief); to yearn
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plastic
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moldable; pliable; not rigid
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prize
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to pry; to press or force with a lever; something taken by force; spoils
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rail
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to complain about bitterly
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rent
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torn, past of rend; an opening or tear caused by such
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quail
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to lose courage; to become frightened
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qualify
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to limit
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sap
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to enervate or weaken the vitality of
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scurvy
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contemptible; despicable
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singular
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exceptional; unusual; odd
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steep
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to saturate or completely soak
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strut
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the supporting structural cross-part of a wing
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table
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to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
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tender
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to proffer or offer; to give
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waffle
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to equivocate; to change one’s position
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wag
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wit; joker
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