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30 Cards in this Set
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acme
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the highest point
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attribute
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a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
to assign to or credit with |
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belittle
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to make something appear smaller than it is or refer to in a way that suggests lack of value
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convey
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to transport or communicate
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doctrine
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a belief, principle or teaching
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excise
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to remove by cutting
an indirect tax on the manufacture of a service |
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exotic
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foreign or charmingly unfamiliar
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haggard
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thin, pale and careworn as a result of worry
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jaunty
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lively, easy and carefree in manner or appearance
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juncture
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a joining together
the point at which two things are joined |
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menial
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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
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parry
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to ward off or fend off
to deflect |
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predatory
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preying on, plundering
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ravage
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to destroy or lay waste
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stance
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a way of holding the body
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tawdry
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showy or flashy but lacking in good taste
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turncoat
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a person who switches to an opposing side
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unassuming
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not putting on airs, modest
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wallow
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to roll about in a lazy, clumsy or helpless way
a wet, muddy or dusty area used by animals as a bath |
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waver
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to move to and fro
to show lack of firmness in a decision |
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menial
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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
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parry
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to ward off or fend off
to deflect |
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predatory
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preying on, plundering
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ravage
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to destroy or lay waste
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stance
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a way of holding the body
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tawdry
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showy or flashy but lacking in good taste
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turncoat
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a person who switches to an opposing side
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unassuming
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not putting on airs, modest
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wallow
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to roll about in a lazy, clumsy or helpless way
a wet, muddy or dusty area used by animals as a bath |
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waver
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to move to and fro
to show lack of firmness in a decision |
