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20 Cards in this Set
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ADDUCE
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v) to give as a reason or proof
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ADJACENT
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a) near or close; adjoining
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ANTICIPATION
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v) to look forward to; take care of in advance
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CLOSURE
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n) finish; end; conclusion; that which closes
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CORPSE
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n) dead body, usually of a person
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FACET
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n) a phase; any of the surfaces of a cut gem; a side or aspect ( of a personality or problem)
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FORCEPS
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n) small tongs or pincers used for grasping, compressing, and pulling
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MAGNIFICENCE
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n) richness and splendor; grandeur; stately or imposing beauty
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MALADJUSTED
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a) not doing well in the situation; poorly adapted
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PERTAIN
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v) belong to; be connected with
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PROCESSION
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n) a number of persons or things moving forward, as in a parade
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RECEDE
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v) to move, go, or slope backward; diminish
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REFRACTORY
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a) hard to manage; obstinate
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REFUGEE
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n) one who flees his home or country to seek safety elsewhere
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RETENTION
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n) a holding back; capacity for being held or kept
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SCRIBBLE
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v) to write carelessly or illegibly
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SEDATE
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a) calm or composed; serious and unemotional;
v) to calm by giving drugs or medicine |
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TRANSGRESS
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v) to sin; to break a law or command; to go beyond a limit
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VERDICT
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n) a decision or judgement; the findings of a jury
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VOLUMINOUS
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a) large; bulky; full
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