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29 Cards in this Set
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Anguish
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(n.)great suffering, distress, or pain; (v.) to be deeply tormented by pain or sorrow
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Articulate
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(v.) to pronounce distinctly; to express well in words; to fit together into a system; (adj.)able to use language effectively; expressed clearly and forcefully
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Defect
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(n.) an imperfection or flaw of some kind; (v.) to desert a cause or organization.
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Flaunt
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(v.) to wave or flutter showily; to display in a conceited, offensive way
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Scapegoat
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(n.) a person or thing carrying the blame for others
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Acme
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(n.) the highest point
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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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Exotic
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(adj.) foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingly unusual
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Ravage
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(v.) to destroy, lay waste, ruin; (n.) ruinous damage, destruction
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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, pr helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance; (n.)a wet, muddy, or dusty used by animals as sort of a bath; a state of moral or physical collapse
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Cryptic
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(adj.) puzzling or mystifying
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Gaunt
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(adj.) thin and bony, starved looking; bare, barren
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Nullify
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(v.) to make of no value or consequence, cancel, wipe out
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Perceptible
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(adj.)capable of being grasped by the senses or mind
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Proxy
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(n.) an agent, substitute; a written permission allowing one person to act in anothers place
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Scavenger
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(n.) a person who collects or removes usable items from waste materials; an animals that feeds on refuse or dead bodies
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Dire
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(adj.) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come
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Disgruntled
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(part., adj.)in bad humor, discontented, annoyed
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Disarming
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(adj.) charming, tending to get rid of unfriendliness or suspicion
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Endow
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(v.) to furnish equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing quality
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Pertinent
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(adj.) related to the matter at hand, to the point
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Prodigy
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(n.) something marvelous or wonderful; something monstrous or abnormal; an unusual feat; a child or young person with extraordinary ability or talent
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Accord
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(n.) agreement, harmony; (v.) to agree, be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on
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Dexterous
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(adj.) skill ful in the use of hands or body; clever
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Ferret
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(n.) a kind of weasel; (v.) to search or hunt out; to torment badger
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Rue
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(v.) to regret, to be sorry for; (n.) a feeling of regret
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Trepidation
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(n.) fear fright trembling
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Upbraid
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(v.) to blame, scold, find fault with
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