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20 Cards in this Set
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authorize
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(verb) To approve or permit; to give power or authority to
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culprit
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(noun) a person who was permited a crime; guitly of misconduct; an offender
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dawdle
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(verb) to waste time; to be idle; to spend more time doing something that is unessary
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dissect
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(verb) to cut apart for scientific study; to analyse with great care
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expend
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(verb) to pay out; to use up
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fatality
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(noun) an event resulting in death; an accidental death
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gullible
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(adjective) easily fooled tricked or treated
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illict
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(adjective) not permitted; unlawful; improper
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immerse
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(verb) to plunge into a fluid;involve deeply
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imflammatory
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(adjective) causing excitement or anger; leading to violence or disorder
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memorandum
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(noun) a note to aid one's memory; informed note or report
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pathetic
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(adjective) marked by stong emotion; able to move people emotionaly; worthy of pity; boldfully inatuquite
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persevere
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(verb) to keep doing something in spite of difficulties to refuse to quit even when the going get's tough
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prevaricate
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(verb) to lie; to mislead on purpose
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quash
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(verb) to crush; put down completely
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relish
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(noun) enjoyment or saticfaction; (verb) to enjoy greatly
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reminisce
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(verb) to recall one's past thoughts, feelings or experiences
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scour
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(verb) to clean or polish by hard rubbing; to examine with great care; to move about quickly in search of
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tribute
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(noun) money that one nation is forced to pay another; anything done, given, or said that shows gratitude, honor, or praise
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writhe
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(verb) to twist or turn in a way that suggests pain or struggle
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