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20 Cards in this Set
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adhere
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to stick to remain attached to be devoted or loyal as a follower or supporter
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affirm
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to declare to be true state positively to confirm
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atrocity
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an extremely wicked brutal or cruel act something very bad or unpleasant
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audition
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a trial for a performer to conduct or perform such a hearing
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cope
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to struggle successfully against to prove to be a match for deal with satisfactory a long religious cloak a canopy
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deter
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to discourage scare off or prevent through fear or doubt
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disquieting
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causing uneasiness
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empower
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to give power or authority to enable to permit
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fluent
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speaking or writing easily and smoothly flowing gracefully
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lag
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to move slowly or fall behind to bring up the rear a falling behind the amount by which someone or something is behind an interval
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mangle
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to injure seriously by cutting tearing crushing etc to bring to ruin
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misapprehension
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a wrong idea misunderstanding
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optimist
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one who expects things to turn out for the best someone who looks on the bright side of things
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prowl
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to roam about stealthily in search of something
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stupefy
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to make stupid dull or groggy to surprise or astonish
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sulky
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in a bad or nasty mood resentful
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supplement
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something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack a section added to a book or document to provide such an addition or completion
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surge
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to have a heavy violent swelling motion like waves a powerful rush forward
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trait
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a quality or characteristic a distinguishing feature
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unscrupulous
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dishhonest not guided or controlled by moral principals
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