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20 Cards in this Set
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v--to resign or give up
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abdicate
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v--to give as a gift
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bestow
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adj---roomy
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capacious
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adj---able to burn; sarcastic
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caustic
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n--a strong movement to advance an idea
v--to work vigorously for something |
crusade
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v--to destroy or damage the appearance of
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deface
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n--a restraint or hindrance
v---to forbid trade with |
embargo
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n--false notion or belief
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fallacy
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n---a lack of seriousness
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levity
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n--a beggar
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mendicant
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v--to nullify or deny
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negate
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adj---essential; vitally important
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pivotal
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n--one who receives
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recipient
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n--a clever trick
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ruse
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v--to be present in large quantities
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teem
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n---a belief or principle
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tenet
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adj--easily managed
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tractable
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adj--awkward or clumsy
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ungainly
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adj---having a huge appetite; excessively eager
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voracious
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v---to make sick to the stomach;to fill with disgust
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nauseate
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