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13 Cards in this Set
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capitulate
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to surrender
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The candidate's die-hard supporters insist that their representative did not CAPITULATE under pressure, but chose to bow out of the race for the good of his country.
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recapitulate
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to summarize
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The last chapter of the book RECAPITULATED the major points and themes of the preceding sections.
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caprice
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impulsiveness
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The number of soldiers in the prison varied from day to day, according to the unpredictable CAPRICE of the cruel general.
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precipitate
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to speed up
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adduce
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to use as an example
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traduce
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to lie for harming another
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subdue
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to conquer
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subservient
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willing to obey
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servile
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like a slave
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reserved
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withdrawn
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sovereign
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ruling
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surfeit
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gorge
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insuperable
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not able to overcome
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