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20 Cards in this Set
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Adage
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(N) a proverb, wise sayings
S maxim, saw, aphorism |
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Bonanza
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(N) a rich mass of ore in a mine
S windfall |
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Churlish
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(ADJ) lacking politeness or good manners; lacking sesitivity
S surly, ill- tempered A courteous, civil, well- mannered |
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Citadel
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(N) a fortress that overlooks and protects a city
S fort, stronghold, bulwark, bastion |
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Collaborate
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(V) to work with, work together
S team up, join forces A work alone |
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Decree
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(N) an order having the force of law (V) to issue such an order
S proclamation, edict, proclaim |
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Discordant
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(ADJ) disagreeable in sound, jarring; lacking in harmony
S grating, shrill, different, divergent A harmonious, in agreement |
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Evolve
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(V) to develop gradually; to rise to a higher level
S unfold, emerge A wither shrivel up, atrophy |
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excerpt
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(N) a passage taken from a book, article, ect
S portion, section, extract |
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grope
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(V) to feel about hesitantly with the hands; to search blindly and uncertainly
S fumble for, cast about for |
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hover
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(V) to float or hang suspended over
S linger, waver, seesaw A soar |
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jostle
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(V) to make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing
S push |
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laggard
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(N) a person who moves slowly or falls behind
S slowpoke A earlybird |
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plaudits
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(N) applause; enthusiastic praise or approval
S cheers A boos |
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preclude
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(V) to make impossible. prevent, shut out
S stop A help |
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revert
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(V) to return, go back
S regress A progress |
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rubble
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(N) broken stone or bricks; ruins
S wreckage |
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servile
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(ADJ) of or relating to a slave
S slavish A overbearing |
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vigil
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(N) a watch, especially at night; any period of watchful attention
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wrangle
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(V) to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way
S bicker A agree |
