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20 Cards in this Set
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(v) to bring together for service or battle. to summon, to amount to, include (n) a list of men for military service, a gathering
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muster
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(v) to support, to give a boost to, (n) a long pillow or cushion; a supporting post
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bolster
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(adj) elaborately decorated, showily splendid
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ornate
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(v) to remove, drive out of position or place
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oust
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(adj) indifferent, bored as a result of having enjoyed many pleasures.
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blase
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(v) to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind
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obsess
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(adj) of little importance, not worthy of serious attention; not meant seriously
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frivolous
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(v) to reduce to nothing: to make ineffective or inoperative; to declare legally invalid or void.
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annul
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(v) to feel or express regret or disapproval
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deplore
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(n) a person or thing of no importance
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nonentity
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(adj) lying face down, inclined, likely
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prone
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(v) to support, nourish, keep up, to suffer undergo, withstand, to affirm the validity of
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sustain
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(v) to read thoroughly and carefully
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peruse
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(n) a moment of conscience, uneasiness, misgiving or doubt: a feeling of faintness
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qualm
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(n) a reminder, that which remains when a part has been used up or removed
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solicitous
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(adj) full of tiny holes: able to be penetrated by air or water
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porous
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(n) a person or thing turned to for help
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recourse
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(n) a person or thing turned to for help; the act of seeking help or protection
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recourse
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(n) a high point of land extending into water
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promontory
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(adj) serious and dignified: quiet and subdued in character or conduct
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staid
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