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20 Cards in this Set
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abridge
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make shorter (v)
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adherent
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(n or adj)
follower or supporter (n) attached, sticking to (adj) |
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altercation
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(n) an angry argument
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cherubic
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(adj) resembling an angel, portrayed as a child with a round or chubby face, sweet or innocent
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condone
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(v) to pardon or overlook
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dissent
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(V) to disagree
(n) disagreement |
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eminent
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(adj) famous, outstanding, projecting or distinguished
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exorcise
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(v) to drive out by magic, to dispose of something troublesome
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fabricate
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(v) to make up or invent or manufacture
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irate
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(adj) angry
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marauder
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(n) plunderer or raider
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obesity
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(n) excessive fatness
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pauper
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(n) extremely poor person
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pilfer
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(v) to steal in small quantities
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rift
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(n) split, break or breach
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semblance
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(n) a likeness; appartition; outward appearance
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surmount
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(v) to overcome or rise above
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terminate
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(v) to bring to an end
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trite
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(adj) commonplace, overused or stale
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usurp
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(v) to seize or hold a position by force or without right
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