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20 Cards in this Set
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adept |
thoroughly skilled; an expert |
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aspire |
to have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend |
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bleak |
bare, dreary, dismal |
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chide |
to blame, scold |
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despicable |
worthy of scorn, contemptible |
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diminutive |
small, smaller than most others of the same type |
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emancipate |
to free from slavery; to release or liberate |
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erroneous |
incorrect, containing mistakes |
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exploit |
to make us of, develop; to make improper use of for personal profit; a feat, deed |
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extemporaneous |
made or delivered on the spur of the moment |
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impair |
to make imperfect, damage, harm |
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invincible |
not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
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languid |
drooping; without energy, sluggish |
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mire |
mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck |
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obtrusive |
forward; undesirable prominent; thrust out |
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preamble |
an introduction to a speech or piece or writing |
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render |
to cause to become; to perform; to deliver officially; to process, extract |
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rugged |
rough, irregular; severe, stern; strong; stormy |
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skeptical |
inclined to doubt, slow to accept something as true |
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slipshod |
untidy in dress, personal habits, etc.; careless, sloppy |
