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20 Cards in this Set
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annex
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to add to, attach, to incorporate, an attachment or addition
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glib
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ready and fluent in speech, thoughtless, insincere
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debacle
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an overwhelming defeat, rout,a complete collapse or faliure
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reconcile
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to restore to friendship, to settle, to resign
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shackle
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to put into chains
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threadbare
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shabby, old,and worn
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influx
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a coming in, inflow
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haphazard
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by chance, not planned, lacking in order
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pallor
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an extreme or unnatural paleness
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improvise
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to compose or perform without preparation
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incite
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to rouse, stir up, urge on
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cornerstone
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the starting point of a building, a fundamental principle or element
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devitalize
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to make weak or lifeless
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pedigree
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a list of ancestors, family tree, the histroy or origin of something
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cordial
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in a frinedly manner, hearty, cheery
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embroil
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to invlove in a conflict or difficulty, to throw into confusion
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precipitous
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very steep
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exonerate
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to clear from a charge or accusation
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profuse
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very abundant, given or flowing freely
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cleave
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to cut or split open, to cling to
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