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20 Cards in this Set
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acme
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the highest point
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attribute
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a quality or characteristic belonging to or associated with someone or something
to assign to, credit with; to regard as caused by or resulting from |
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belittle
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to make something appear smaller than it is; to refer to in a way that suggests lack of importance or value
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convey
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to transport to;to transmit to; to communicate, make known; to transfer ownership or title to
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doctrine
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a belief, principle, or teaching; a system of such beliefs or principles; a formuation of such beliefs or principles
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excise
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to remove by cutting;
an indirect tax on the manufacture, sale, or distribution of a commodity or service |
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exotic
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foreign; charmingly unfamiliar or strikingy unusual
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haggard
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thin, pale, and careworn as a result of worry or sufering; wild-looking
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jaunty
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lively, easy, and carefree in a manner; smart or trim in appearance
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juncture
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a joining together; th epoint at which two things are joined; any important point in time
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menial
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lowly, humble, lacking importance or dignity
a person who does the humble and unpleasant tasks |
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parry
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to ward off, fend off, deflect, evade, avoid
a defensive movement in fencing and other sports |
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predatory
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preying on, plundering, or piratical
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ravage
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to destory, lay waste, ruin
ruinous damage, destruction |
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stance
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a way of holding he body; an attitude or position on an issue
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tawdry
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showy and flashy but lacking in good taste
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turncoat
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a person who switches to an opposing side or party
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unassuming
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not putting on airs, unpretentious; modest
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wallow
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to roll about in a lazy, clumsy, or helpless way; to overindulge in; to have in abundance
a wet, muddy, or dusty area used by animals as a sort of bath; a state of moral or physical collapse |
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waver
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to move to and fro, become unsteady; to show lack of firmness or decision
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