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