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91 Cards in this Set
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atrophy (v)
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weaken
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a troph
"weak and weaker" |
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abate (v)
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to decrease in intensity
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batre
"weak and weaker" |
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porous (a)
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filled with many holes
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porus
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wane (v)
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to groww less intense
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"weak and weaker"
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lassitude (n)
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feeling of weakness
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lassus
"weak and weaker" |
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undermine
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to dinimish something
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"weak and weaker"
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obsequious (a)
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overly submissive
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sequi
"weak and weaker" |
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attrition (n)
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a wearing away
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"weak and weaker"
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enervate (v)
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weaken
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"weak and weaker"
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VULNERABLE (a)
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prone to harm
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"weak and weaker"
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ebb (v)
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to decrease
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"weak and weaker"
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complaint (a)
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submissive
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pli
"weak and weaker" |
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debilitate
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sap strenth of
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de
bilis "weak and weaker" |
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placid (a)
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calm
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plac
"chillin'" |
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inert (a)
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sluggish
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in
ertem "chillin'" |
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listless (a)
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sluggish
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less
"chillin'" |
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quiescent (a)
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resting
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quies
"chillin'" |
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serene (a)
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tranquil
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serenus
"chillin'" |
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static (a)
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stationary
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status
"chillin'" |
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lethargic (a)
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lazy
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"chillin'"
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moratorium (n)
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postponement
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"chillin'"
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stagnate (v)
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to become inactive
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status
"chillin'" |
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torpor (n)
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lethargy
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"chillin'"
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respite (n)
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rest
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respit
"chillin'" |
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hiatus (n)
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break
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"chillin'"
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torpid (a)
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hibernating
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torpere
"chillin'" |
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belligerent (a)
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quarrelsome
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bellum
"wanna fight?" |
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irascible (a)
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easily angered
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ire
"wanna fight?" |
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volatile (a)
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explosive
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vola
"wanna fight?" |
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rebuttle (n)
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refutation
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re
"wanna fight?" |
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refute (v)
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to disprove
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re
refutare "wanna fight?" |
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incite (v)
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urge into action
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citare
"wanna fight?" |
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pugnacious (a)
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warlike
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pugnare
"wanna fight?" |
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bellicose
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warlike
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bellum
"wanna fight?" |
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harass
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to annoy
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"wanna fight?"
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assail
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attack
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ad
salire "wanna fight?" |
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tumultuous (a)
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agitated
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"wanna fight?"
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instigate (v)
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to urge on
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"wanna fight?"
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provocative (a)
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tending to agrivate
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pro
vocare "wanna fight?" |
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acrimony (n)
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harsh words
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acri
monia "bad and ugly" |
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appalling (a)
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shocking
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palir
"bad and ugly" |
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cacophony (n)
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harsh sounds
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cacos
phon "bad and ugly" |
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abysmal (a)
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extremely bad
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"bad and ugly"
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acrid (a)
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harsh
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acri
"bad and ugly" |
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blatant (a)
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annoyingly loud
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"bad and ugly"
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deplorable (a)
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worthy of censure
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plorare
"bad and ugly" |
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egregious (a)
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compicuously bad
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e greg
"bad and ugly" |
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lurid (a)
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shocking
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"bad and ugly"
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noisome (a)
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offensive to teh sences
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noi
"bad and ugly" |
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flagrant
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offensively bad
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"bad and ugly"
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heinous
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cruel
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haine
ous "bad and ugly" |
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astringent (a)
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sharp
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"bad and ugly"
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ambulatory (a)
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capable of moving around
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ambulare
"moving right along" |
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deviate (v)
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to deflect
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de
via "moving right along" |
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influx (n)
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a flowing in
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in
flux "moving right along" |
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meander (v)
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to wander aimlessly
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maiandros
"moving right along" |
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peripatetic (a)
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traveling from place to place
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peri
patein "moving right along" |
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impel (v)
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put into motion
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pel
"moving right along" |
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expedite (v)
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to speed up teh progress of
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ex
pes "moving right along" |
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itinerant (a)
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travelign from place to place
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"moving right along"
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nomatic (a)
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wandering without a permanent home
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"moving right along"
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peripheral (a)
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located on the outer boundary
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peri
"moving right along" |
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compel (v)
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to urge into action
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com
pel "moving right along" |
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vagrant (a)
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wandering from place to place
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vagus
"moving right along" |
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perambulate (v)
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to move about
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per
ambulare "moving right along" |
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raze (v)
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to destroy
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"going, going, gone!"
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jettison (v)
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to throw overboard
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"going, going, gone!"
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abort (v)
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to terminate prematurely
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"going, going, gone!"
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purge (v)
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to cleanse of somethign unwanted
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purgare
"going, going, gone!" |
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forgo (v)
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to give something up
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for
go "going, going, gone!" |
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deplete (v)
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to decrease the supply of
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deplare
"going, going, gone!" |
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dearth (n)
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scarcity
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dear
"going, going, gone!" |
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rescind (v)
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to cancel
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re
scindere "going, going, gone!" |
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efface (v)
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to erase by rubbing
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e
face "going, going, gone!" |
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abdicate (v)
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to give up power
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ab
dicare "going, going, gone!" |
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renounce (v)
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to give up in a formal announcement
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"going, going, gone!"
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nullify (v)
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to make invalid
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nullus
"going, going, gone!" |
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relinquish (v)
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abandon
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re
linquere "going, going, gone!" |
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altruism (n)
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selflessness
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alter
"mr. nice guy" |
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amiable (a)
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friendly
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amicus
"mr. nice guy" |
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philanthropist (v)
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lover of humankind
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phila
anthro "mr. nice guy" |
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congenial (a)
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frinedly
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con
genialis "mr. nice guy" |
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munificent (a)
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generous
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munus
"mr. nice guy" |
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decorum (n)
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good manners
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decorus
"mr. nice guy" |
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affable (a)
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friendly
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affabilis
"mr. nice guy" |
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gregarious (a)
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sociable
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greg
"mr. nice guy" |
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amicable (a)
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polite and friendly
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amicus
"mr. nice guy" |
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magnanimous (a)
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generous
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magna
animus "mr. nice guy" |
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geniality (n)
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cheerfulness
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genialis
"mr. nice guy" |
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amity (n)
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friendship
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affabilis
"mr. nice guy" |
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decorous (a)
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exhibiting good mannors
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decorus
"mr. nice guy" |
