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20 Cards in this Set
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Adjourn |
To stop proceedings for a time; to move to another place |
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Alien |
A citizen of another country; foreign, strange |
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Comely |
Having a pleasing appearance |
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Compensate |
To make up for; to repay for services |
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Dissolute |
Loose in one's morals or behavior |
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Erratic |
Not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable |
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Expulsion |
The process of driving or forcing out |
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Feint |
A deliberately deceptive movement; a pretense; to make a deceptive movement; to make a pretense of |
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Fodder |
Food for horses or cattle; raw material for a designated purpose |
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Fortify |
To strengthen, build up |
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Illegible |
Difficult or impossible to read |
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Jeer |
To make fun of rudely or unkindly; a rude remark of derision |
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Lucrative |
Bringing money, profitable |
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Mediocre |
Average, ordinary, undistinguished |
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Proliferate |
To reproduce, increase, or spread rapidly |
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Subjugate |
To conquer by force, bring under complete control |
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Sully |
To soil, stain, tarnish, defile, besmirch |
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Tantalize |
To tease, torment by teasing |
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Terse |
Brief and to the point |
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Unflinching |
Firm, showing no signs of fear, not drawing back |
