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70 Cards in this Set
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the highest point
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acme
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a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from
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attribute
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to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
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belittle
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to transport; to trasmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
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convey
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a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beleifs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
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doctrine
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to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a service
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excise
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foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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exotic
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thin, plale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
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haggard
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lively, easy, and carefree in manner, smart or trim in appearance
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jaunty
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a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
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juncture
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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a perso who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
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menial
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to ward off fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
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parry
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preying on, plundering, or piratical
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predatory
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ravage to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, destruction
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ravage
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a way of holding the body ; an attitude or position aon an issue
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stance
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the highest point
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acme
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a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something; to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from
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attribute
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to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
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belittle
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to transport; to trasmit; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
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convey
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a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beleifs or principles; a formulation of such beliefs or principles
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doctrine
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to remove by cutting; an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a service
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excise
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foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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exotic
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thin, plale, and careworn as a result of worry or suffering; wild-looking
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haggard
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lively, easy, and carefree in manner, smart or trim in appearance
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jaunty
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a joining together; the point at which two things are joined; any important point in time
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juncture
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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity; a perso who does the humble and unpleasant tasks
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menial
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to ward off fend off, deflect, evade, avoid; a defensive movement in fencing and other sports
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parry
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preying on, plundering, or piratical
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predatory
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ravage to destroy, lay waste, ruin; ruinous damage, destruction
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ravage
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a way of holding the body ; an attitude or position aon an issue
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stance
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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taudry
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a person who swithches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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to roll about lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to over indulge in; to have in abundance; a wet muddy or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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wallow
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmeness or decision
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waver
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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taudry
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a person who swithches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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to roll about lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to over indulge in; to have in abundance; a wet muddy or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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wallow
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmeness or decision
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waver
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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taudry
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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taudry
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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taudry
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a person who swithches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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a person who swithches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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a person who swithches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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taudry
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to roll about lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to over indulge in; to have in abundance; a wet muddy or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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wallow
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to roll about lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to over indulge in; to have in abundance; a wet muddy or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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wallow
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to roll about lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to over indulge in; to have in abundance; a wet muddy or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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wallow
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a person who swithches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmeness or decision
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waver
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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taudry
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmeness or decision
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waver
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmeness or decision
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waver
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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a person who swithches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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to roll about lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to over indulge in; to have in abundance; a wet muddy or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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wallow
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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to roll about lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to over indulge in; to have in abundance; a wet muddy or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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wallow
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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taudry
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmeness or decision
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waver
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmeness or decision
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waver
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a person who swithches to an opposing side or party
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turncoat
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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unassuming
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to roll about lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to over indulge in; to have in abundance; a wet muddy or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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wallow
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmeness or decision
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waver
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