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20 Cards in this Set
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Accede |
To yield; to assume an office or dignity |
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Brandish |
To wave or flourish in a menacing fashion |
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Comprise |
To include or contain; to be made up of |
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Deft |
Skillful, nimble |
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Destitute |
Deprived of necessities of life; lacking in |
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Explicit |
Definite, clearly stated |
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Extirpate |
To tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
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Inopportune |
Coming at a bad time; not appropriate |
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Ironic |
Suggesting an invongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens, given to irony, sarcastic |
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Musty |
Stale. Moldy; out-of-date |
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Officious |
Meddling; excessively forward in offering services a or assuming authority |
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Ominous |
Unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
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Pinnacle |
A high peak or point |
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Premeditated |
Considered beforehand, deliberately planned |
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Rampant |
Growing without check, running wild |
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Solace |
Comfort, relief; to comfort, console |
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Stately |
Dignified, majestic |
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Supple |
Bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
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Suppress |
To stop by force, put down |
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Venal |
Open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
