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15 Cards in this Set
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to clear away; to remove or get rid of, as if by scattering
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dispel
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to discourage or intimidate
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daunt
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a copy or reproduction, especially one on a smaller scale than the original
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replica
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empty; shallow or silly
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inane
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a downpour of rain; a flood
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deluge
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to draw out or lengthen (in time)
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protract
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an associate or coworker of similar status
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colleague
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courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit
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mettle
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conditional; depending on something else
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contingent
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to give a title, nickname, or description to
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dub
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to lower oneself to a position one considers inferior
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condescend
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small and unimportant, not worth noticing
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negligible
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an abnormal fear of narrow,enclosed spaces
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claustrophobia
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a sounding of trumpets or other brass instruments
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fanfare
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a young bird just learning to fly
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fledgling
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