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20 Cards in this Set
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to fumble for, cast about for
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grope
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a fort, stronghold, bulwark,bastion
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citadel
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applause, cheer, acclaim
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plaudits
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wrekage, debris
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rubble
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to unfold, develop, emerge
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evolve
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a slowpoke, straggler, slow, sluggish
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laggard
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to hinder, check, stop
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preclude
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slavish, groveling, fawning
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servile
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a proclamation, edict; to proclaim
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decree
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to shove, push, bump
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jostle
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to return to, relapse
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revert
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to team up, join forces
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collaborate
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an extract, portion, section
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excerpt
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grating, shrill, different, divergent
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discordant
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a proverb, maxim
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adage
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to squabble, bicker
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wrangle
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a sudden profit or gain, windfall
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bonanza
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rude, surly, ill tempered
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churlish
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to float, to linger, to waver, seesaw
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hover
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a period of watchful attention
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vigil
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