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20 Cards in this Set
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to make calm, soothe; to relieve, satisfy; to yield to |
appease |
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late, tardy |
belated |
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causing great misfortune |
calamitous |
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to quote; to mention; to summon to appear in court to commend, recommend |
cite |
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in line with accepted ideas or standards; trite |
conventional |
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to lure into a trap a person or thing used to lure into a trap |
decoy |
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to dig to search deeply and thoroughly into |
delve |
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to follow in order, come immediately after, and as a result |
ensue |
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heroic courage; respect and courtesy; an act or statement marked by a high level of courtesy |
gallentry |
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to make know, tell; to give, pass something on |
impart |
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using or showing good judgment, wise, sensible |
judicious |
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to bring about an agreement between persons or groups, act as a go-between; occupying a middle position; indirect, acting through an intermediary |
mediate |
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the setting, surroundings, environment |
milieu |
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strange, freakish, weird, foreign-looking; out-of-way, geographically remote; exceeding reasonable limits |
outlandish |
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domineering, haughty, bullying; overpowering, predominant |
overbearing |
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high-spirited; lively; bold, saucy; jaunty |
pert |
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a peculiar way of acting; a sudden twist or turn |
quirk |
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to feast, entertain agreeably |
regale |
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lazy, lacking in ambition and energy; iefficient |
shiftless |
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a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; to stain or contaminate |
taint |
