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20 Cards in this Set
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Acquiesce
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to accept without protest; to agree or submit
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allure
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to entice, tempt, to be attractive to, stong attraction the power to attract, charm
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askew
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twisted to one side, crooked disaprovingly
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blithe
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cheerful, light hearted, casual unconcerned
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contentious
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quarlesome, inclined to argue
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covet
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to desire something belonging to another
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crestfallen
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discouraged dejected downcast
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disheveled
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rumpled, mussed, hanging in disorder
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exponent
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one who advocates speaks for explains or inerprates
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garrulous
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given to much talking tediously chatty
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insuperable
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incapable of being overcome
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lamentable
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to be regretted or pittied
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misnomer
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an unsuitable or misleading name
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profess
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to affirm openly to state belief in to claim pretend
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respite
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a period of relief or rest
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Retribution
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a repayment a deserved punishment
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sinuous
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winding, having many curves lithe and flexible
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sonorous
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full, deep, or rich in osund impressive in style
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vanguard
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the foremost part of an army the leading position in any field
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wastrel
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a wasteful person spendthrift a good for nothing
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