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20 Cards in this Set
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Appease
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to make calm/sooth/relieve/satisfy
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Belated
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Late or tardy;
coming or happening later than should have been the case |
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Calamitous
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causing great misfortune;an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
• disaster and distress |
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Conventional
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in line with accepted ideas or standards;based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed
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Cite
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to quote/ to mention/ to summon to appear in court/to commend/recommend
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Decoy
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verb=to lure into a trap. Noun=a person or thing used to lure into a trap
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Delve
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to dig/ to search deeply and thoroughly in;
reach inside a receptacle and search for something |
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Ensue
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to follow in order/come immediately after and as a result;happen or occur afterward or as a result
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Gallantry
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heroic courage/ respect and courtesy; an act of statement marked as a high level of courtesy
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Impart
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to make known/ tell/ to give/ pass something on
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Judicious
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using or showing good judgment/wise/sensible; having, showing, or done with good judgment or sense
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Mediate
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to bring about an agreement between persons or groups/ act as go between; intervene between people in a dispute in order to bring about an agreement or reconciliation
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Milieu
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the setting/surroundings/environment; a person's social environment:
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Outlandish
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strange/freakish/odd/foreign-looking/geographically remote/ exceeding reasonable limits;
1 looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar |
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Overbearing
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domineering/haughty/bullying/overpowering/predominant; overcome by emotional pressure or physical force
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Pert
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high spirited/ lively/bold/saucy/jaunty; sexually attractive because lively or saucy
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Quirk
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a peculiar way of acting/ sudden twists or turns; a peculiar behavioral habit
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Regale
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to feast/entertain agreeably; entertain or amuse (someone) with talk
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Shiftless
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lazy,lacking in ambition and energy; (of a person or action) characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition
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Taint
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Noun, a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor
Verb, to stain or contaminte |
