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20 Cards in this Set
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ABDUCT
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v) to kidnap
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ABJECT
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a) miserable
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ACCEPT
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v) to receive; approve; agree to; believe in
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ANCESTOR
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n) forbear; a person from whom one is descended
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ASSIDUOUS
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a) busy; diligent; persevering; done with constant and careful attention
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CORPS
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n) body of people united under common direction
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DECEPTION
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n) fraud or imposture; an illusion; a trick meant to mislead
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DISMAL
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a) bleak; dreary; depressing; gloomy
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EFFICIENT
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a) effective; producing the desired effect with minimal effort, expense, or waste; working well
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INFECT
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v) to contaminate with something producing disease; to corrupt; to affect with one's feelings or beliefs
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INFRACTION
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n) breaking of a law or pact; violation; infringement
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OBTAIN
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v) procure; to get possession of
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PERTINENT
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a) relevant; to the point; related to the matter
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RETROCEDE
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v) to go back; recede
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RETROGRESS
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v) to move backward; decline; degenerate
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SCRIPTURE
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n) Holy Writ; the Bible
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SECLUSION
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a) solitude; retirement; isolation; privacy
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SUBTERFUGE
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n) device or artifice; plan to evade something disagreeable or unpleasant; a deception
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VALEDICTION
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n) a farewell; something said in parting
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VOLUME
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n) a roll of parchment; a scroll; one book of a set; amount of space occupied in three dimensions; bulk or quantity; loudness of sound
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