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60 Cards in this Set
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Adieu
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farewell
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to you and you and you
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Advent
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an arrival; coming to place or view
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think Christmas
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Apex
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The highest point; tip
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The Apprentice
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Assimilate
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to absorb fully or make one's own
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Assurance
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a pledge
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Asylum
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a place of safety
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Auxiliary
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giving assistance or support
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Bogus
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False; counterfeit
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Candid
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frank or sincere
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Console
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To comfort (n) keyboard; control
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Cubicle
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small room or apartment
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Dilate
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to make or become bigger
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Pupils
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Dross
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waste products
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Drudgery
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hard work
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THIS!
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Dwindle
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Lessen; diminish
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Envoy
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a representative or messenger
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Escalate
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to elevate or increase intensity
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Expedient
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a means to an end; useful
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Exorbitant
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unreasonably high; excessive
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Feign
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to pretend
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greatest singers, greatest dancers
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Flair
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natural skill or style
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ME!
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Flippant
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disrespectful; saucy
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I'm flippin those saucy pancakes!
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Grievous
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causing pain or sorrow
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Heterogeneous
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composed of many different kinds
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Horde
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vast number of people
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Immunity
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resistance to disease; freedom
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SURVIVOR!
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Impel
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to force foreword
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Incredulous
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skeptical
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I how I feel about things...
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Inscribe
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write or engrave
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Institute
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(v) to establish (n) organization
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Interim
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The time between
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before report cards
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Inundate
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to flood; overflow; to overwhelm
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Liability
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a debt; disadvantage
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Malign
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to speak evil of; slander
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Meander
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to wander about; sharp turn or twist
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Metropolis
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a large or cheif city
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Momentous
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very important
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Monologue
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speech by an actor
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Obstreperous
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noisy; unruly; disorderly
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Pensive
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thoughtful; melancholy
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Perilous
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dangerous
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Preposterous
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rediculous
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Prognosis
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forecast of an outcome of a sitation
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Pugnacious
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quarelsome; fond of fighting
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Rabid
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violently intence; infected with rabies
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Rasping
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a harsh grating sound
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Realm
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kingdom; field of study
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Rejuvenate
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to make young again
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Remunerate
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to reimburse; reward
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Repugnant
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offensive
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Scuttle
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to run hastely; sink ship
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Shoddy
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of poor quality
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Sparse
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meager; scattered
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Sprightly
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full of life; liely; flavorful
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Sterling
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genuine; made of silver
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Surly
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angry and bad tempered
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Tirade
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a long, angry, speech
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Mr. Glading!!!
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Vagrant
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an idle wanderer; tramp
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Aladin
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Venture
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(n) risky undertaking (v)to dare
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Warp
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(v) to twist out of shape (n) abnormality
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