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19 Cards in this Set
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adjacent
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near, next to, adjoining
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alight
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to get down from, step down from, come down from the air, land
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barren
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bare, not productive
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distrupt
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to break up, disturb
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dynasty
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a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains it's position or power for some time.
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germinate
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to begin to grow, come into being
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humdrum
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ordinary, dull, routine, without variation
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hurtle
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to rush violently, dash head long, to fling or hurl forcefully
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insinuate
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to suggest or hint slyly, to edge into something indirectly
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Interminable
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endless, so long as to seem endless
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Interrogate
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To ask questions examine by questioning.
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Recompense
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to pay back to give a reward, a payment for loss service or injury
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Renovate
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to repair to restore to good condition. Make new again
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resume
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a breif summary, a short written account of ones education working appearance or qualifications for a job
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sullen
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silent or brooding because ill humor, anger, resentment, slow moving, sluggish
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trickle
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to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream. A small irregular quantity of anything
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trivial
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not important, minor, ordinary, commonplace
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truce
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a pause in fighting, temporary peace.
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vicious
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evil, bad, spiteful. Having bad habits or an ugly dispositon. Painfully severe or extreme
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