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20 Cards in this Set
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abstain
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to stay away from ones chance
S: avoid, decline, resist A: yield to, give out |
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accommodate
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do favor or service for, help out
S:oblige, lodge, house A:trouble |
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enumerate
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count, list, name one by one
S:check off, spell out |
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allegiance
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loyalty,owed to the government
S:obedience, |
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exalt
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make high in rank, power
S:elevate, raise up A:lower, cast down |
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amalgamate
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unite, combine into whole
S:merge, consolidate A: divide, separate |
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extort
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obtain by violence, misuse authority
S:blackmail |
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appened
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attach, append, tack on
A:detach from, dissconnect |
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far-fetched
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strained, improbable
S:unlikely, hard to swallow A:likely, credible |
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commemorate
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preserve, honor
S:memorize A:dishonor, forget |
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glum
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depressed
S: dejected A; cheerful |
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replica
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a copy of something
S; duplicate A; original |
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tally
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count up; keep score
S;total, record |
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responsive
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ANSWERING, REPLYING
S:sympathetic A: intensive |
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taskmaster
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job to sign work to others
S;supervisor, overseer |
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sanctuary
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sacred or holy place
S: shrine, havem |
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transform
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change completely
S; alter, convert A; maintain, preserve |
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self-seeking
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selfishly ambitious
S:selfish, opportunistic A;unselfish, selfless |
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upheaval
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violent upward movement
S;confusion, chaos A; peace and quiet |
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submissive
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humbly obedient
S;meek, complaint A;rebellious, defiant |
