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20 Cards in this Set
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accede
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verb
to yield to; to assume an office or dignity |
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brandish
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verb
to wave or flourish in a menacing fashion |
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comprise
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verb
to include or contain; to be made up of |
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deft
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adjective
skillful, nimble |
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destitute
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deprived of the necessities of life; lacking in
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explicit
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adjective
definite, clearly stated |
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extirpate
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verb
to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally |
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inopportune
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adjective
coming at a bad time; not appropriate |
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ironic
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adjective
suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens; given to irony, sarcastic |
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musty
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adjective
stale, moldy; out-of-date |
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officious
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adjective
meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
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ominou
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adjective
unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen |
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pinnacle
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noun
a high peak or point |
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premeditated
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adjective
considered beforehand, deliberately planned |
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rampant
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adjective
growing without check, running wild |
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solace
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noun
comfort, relief verb to comfort, console |
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stately
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adjective
dignified, majestic |
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supple
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adjective
bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile |
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suppress
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verb
to stop by force, put down |
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venal
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adjective
open to or marked by bribery or corruption |
