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20 Cards in this Set
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ADDICT
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v) to make habitual
n) one devoted to habit |
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ANIMATE
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v) to give life or motion to; to inspire
a) living |
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ANNUITY
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n) an investment yielding fixed payments, esp. yearly
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BIPED
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n) any two-footed animal
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CIRCUMSCRIBE
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v) to encircle; encompass; trace a line around; to limit
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CLOISTER
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n) a monastery or convent
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CONDUCIVE
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a) helpful; contributive; leading or tending to
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CONVOLUTED
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a) twisted; coiled; spiraled
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CURIOUS
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a) eager to know and learn; unusual or odd
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DECEIVE
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v) delude; mislead; to make one believe what is not true
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DISSECT
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v) to cut apart piece by piece; examine closely
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FACILE
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a) easy; not hard to do; fluent; moves or works quickly and easily
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GRADIENT
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n) the degree of slope; a slope
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JUSTIFY
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v) to show to be right or correct; to free from blame; absolve; to give good reasons for
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MALADY
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n) sickness; disease; an ailment
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PRINCIPAL
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a) chief; head; first in rank or importance
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PROCEED
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v) to advance or go on, esp. after stopping
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REJECT
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v) to refuse to take; decline; discard; throw out
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SUBSIDY
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n) a grant of money from the government as aid
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TENURE
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n) one holding property or office
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