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30 Cards in this Set
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tailings
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waste left over from processing of ore
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dross
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refuse or impurities left after the processing of metal
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curtail
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to reduce abruptly
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succor
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give aid
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scintilla
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small fragment
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intimate
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v. to communicate in subtext
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discrete
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distinct, don't confuse with discreet
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dash
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flamboyant style, when describing a personal characteristic
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abrogate
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claim, demand or take without permission
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pellucid
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permitting passage of light
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fey
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relating to the supernatural
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faint
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timid or lacking in purpose
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alight
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descend or dismount
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abash
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to make ashamed or deprive of self posession
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virtuoso
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has lots of skill
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solicitous
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very eager
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xenophobe
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scared of strangers
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miscreant
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breaks the law
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usury
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illegally raising the interest rates
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epiteth
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name used to describe
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mercurial
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changing ones mood often
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fickle
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changing ones mood often
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bellicose
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hostile
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inculpate
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charge someone with a crime
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cordon
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surrounds a crowd
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gouging
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charging illegally high prices
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cephalic
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having to do with the skull
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levity
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light heartedness
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jocular
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given to joking
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pedagogue
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strict or pedantic teacher
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